试论“宣德年制”款青花兽面云龙纹器

An Analysis on the‘Xuande Reign Mark’Blue-and-White Porcelain with Beast-Face and Dragon among Clouds

明代宣德时期国力强盛,御窑瓷器的烧造亦进入黄金期。在现存宣德御窑瓷器中,有一类书“宣德年制”款的青花兽面云龙纹器,器身所饰龙纹及兽面纹十分独特,不见于同时期其他瓷器。本文在前人研究基础上指出,该类器应是宣德皇帝在重要宴仪中御用并赏赐藩属国国王使用的酒器,其纹饰展现了明朝国威。同时,该类器物也为探索明代永乐、宣德时期对外赏赐用瓷情况提供了线索。

The production of imperial porcelain was entering its golden time during the Xuande(宣德)reign of the Ming Dynasty with the strong national strength.This thesis discusses a type of‘Xuande Reign Mark’blue-and-white porcelains with beast-face and dragon among clouds,whose motif is unique and distinguished not ever seen on the other wares of the same period.The analysis based on previous research results views that the kind of porcelain wares with the symbolized decoration as the Ming Dynasty's national power are wine vessels specially made for the uses at the national banquet and bestowed by Emperor Xuande to kings of vassal states,the embodied messages are of much significance for the study on the porcelain-reward to foreign states by the Yongle and Xuande(永乐,宣德)periods of the Ming Dynasty and the uses of porcelains meanwhile.