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Ming Xuande Blue and White Globular Vase with Seawave and Dragon Motif | 大明宣德 – 青花海水龍紋天球瓶・私藏

$480,000.00 $384,000.00

This monumental piece exhibits an imposing form, with a dense, finely potted body and a lustrous, jade-like glaze. The entire surface is painted in vibrant cobalt blue using imported Sumali Qing pigment, depicting a five-clawed imperial dragon leaping amidst surging waves. The dragon’s muscular body coils with dynamism, its scales...

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Dresses Size Chart

Dress Size Chart (Inch)
DRESSES
SIZE IN INCHES
SIZE US / CAN BUST WAIST HIPS
XS 0 31"-32" 24"-25" 34"-35"
S 2-4 33"-34" 26"-27" 36"-37"
M 6-8 35"-36" 28"-29" 38"-39"
L 10-12 37"-39" 30"-32" 40"-42"
XL 14 40"-42" 33"-35" 43"-45"
Dress Size Chart (cm)
DRESSES
SIZE IN CM
SIZE US / CAN BUST WAIST HIPS
XS 0 78.7-81.2 60.9-63.5 86.3-88.9
S 2-4 83.8-86.3 66-68.5 91.4-93.9
M 6-8 88.9-91.4 71.1-73.6 96.5-99
L 10-12 93.9-99 76.2-81.2 101.6-106.6
XL 14 101.6-106.6 81.2-88.9 109.2-114.3

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Dress Size Chart (Inch)
SWIMWEAR
SIZE IN INCHES
SIZE US / CAN BUST WAIST HIPS
XS 0 31"-32" 24"-25" 33"-34"
S 2 33"-34" 26"-27" 35"-37"
M 4 35"-36" 28"-29" 37"-38"
L 6 37"-39" 30"-32" 39"-41"
XL 8 40"-42" 33"-35" 42"-44"

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5 35-36 3 3.5 21.5 35
5.5 36 3.5 4 22 35.5
6 36-37 4 4.5 22.5 36
6.5 37 4.5 5 23 36.5
7 37-38 5 5.5 23.5 37
7.5 38 5.5 6 24 37.5
8 38-39 6 6.5 24.5 38
8.5 39 6.5 7 25 38.5
9 39-40 7 7.5 25.5 39
9.5 40 7.5 8 26 39.5
10 40-41 8 8.5 26.5 40
11 41-42 9 9.5 27.5 41

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This monumental piece exhibits an imposing form, with a dense, finely potted body and a lustrous, jade-like glaze. The entire surface is painted in vibrant cobalt blue using imported Sumali Qing pigment, depicting a five-clawed imperial dragon leaping amidst surging waves. The dragon’s muscular body coils with dynamism, its scales meticulously outlined in fine brushwork.

The wave patterns are executed with a striking contrast between reserved white crests and deep blue whirlpools, producing the dramatic “ink-wash within glaze” (shuiyun mozhang) effect—a hallmark of Xuande-period blue-and-white artistry. The brushwork is vigorous and assured, with starry tin-spots scattered across the surface, creating a richly layered texture.

The dragon’s expression is fierce and majestic; each claw and scale is rendered with superb precision, while the fluid wave patterns testify to the extraordinary draughtsmanship and pigment control achieved during the Xuande reign.

This piece synthesizes the pinnacle of Ming porcelain artistry—excellence in wheel-throwing and trimming, mastery in graded cobalt painting, and precise control of kiln atmosphere. Every stage was meticulously executed by palace artisans under strict standards. It represents the unrivaled artistic height of early Ming blue-and-white ware, described historically as “unprecedented in its marvel.”

Even the Qing imperial kilns, with all their sophistication, found it difficult to replicate its essence. Xuande blue-and-white porcelains are exceedingly rare, and among them, large globular tianqiuping vases are notoriously challenging to produce. A flawless example such as this is truly museum-grade—a timeless masterpiece of Chinese ceramic art and an object of fierce pursuit among elite collectors.

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此器形制恢宏大氣,胎體堅密,釉質晶瑩潤澤,通體以進口「蘇麻離青」料繪飾五爪蟠龍,騰躍於汹湧波濤之間。龍身矯健虬曲,筋骨畢現,鱗甲以細筆精工勾勒,氣勢雄渾而不失靈動。

海水紋飾以留白浪花與濃重青藍渦流交錯構成,形成強烈視覺對比,展現「水暈墨章」之繪畫效果,堪為宣德時期青花技法的經典寫照。筆力遒勁,青花發色濃艷,釉面星布錫斑,層次分明,觀之如觀驚濤拍岸、雲龍破浪,氣韻生動。

龍紋神態威嚴,鱗爪皆極細緻入微,氣象萬千;海水紋線條流暢自如,彰顯當時宮廷畫師與匠人對青花料性、筆法與構圖的卓絕掌握。

此器兼具拉坯修胎之精妙、青花分水之嫻熟、火候控制之極致,每一工序皆由御窯能工巧匠嚴格監造。成器難度極高,為明代青花瓷「開一代未有之奇」之集大成代表。清宮雖盛極一時,仿製亦難臻其境。

宣德青花傳世極稀,尤以天球瓶器型燒造難度為最,燒成率極低,完美品尤為罕見。本品狀態保存完美,實屬博物館級重器,為明代御瓷之高峰,歷來為藏家爭相競逐之傳世名品,堪稱華夏瓷藝永恆標杆。

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