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Ming Xuande Mark and Period Blue and White Globular Vase with Dragon Motif | 明宣德年製青花龍紋天球瓶・珍藏

$480,000.00 $384,000.00

This majestic blue-and-white "Tianqiuping" (Heavenly Globe Vase), bearing the underglaze reign mark "Da Ming Xuande Nianzhi", is a quintessential masterpiece of early Ming imperial porcelain. The form is imposing yet perfectly balanced, featuring a long, graceful neck and full, rounded body. The porcelain body is compact and refined, covered in...

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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"
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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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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 majestic blue-and-white "Tianqiuping" (Heavenly Globe Vase), bearing the underglaze reign mark "Da Ming Xuande Nianzhi", is a quintessential masterpiece of early Ming imperial porcelain. The form is imposing yet perfectly balanced, featuring a long, graceful neck and full, rounded body. The porcelain body is compact and refined, covered in a lustrous glaze with the sheen of polished jade.

The neck is adorned with meandering lotus scrolls, while the main body is spectacularly decorated with a five-clawed imperial dragon rendered in vibrant Sumaliqing cobalt. The dragon coils dynamically through swirling clouds and flames, its sinewy form meticulously outlined in fine brushstrokes. Executed in the center-brush technique (zhongfeng), the dragon's scales are arranged with precision, the claws splayed like iron hooks, and the whiskers and mane billow with lifelike energy—an embodiment of the imperial court painter's consummate skill.

The composition exhibits a compelling rhythm of density and void, solid and ethereal. Employing the fen shui (watered ink) technique, the cobalt reveals subtle gradations in tone, from rich indigo to pale wash. The dragon’s eye, skillfully touched with a single stroke of pigment, radiates majesty and spiritual power.

Every stage—from throwing and trimming the form, to painting, glazing, and firing—was carried out with uncompromising excellence. As a representative of the highest achievements of Xuande blue-and-white porcelain, this vase holds tremendous significance. Tianqiuping vases from this reign are extraordinarily rare due to the technical difficulty of producing such large and perfectly proportioned forms. This example, in superb preservation, is undoubtedly a museum-class treasure and a crown jewel for any top-tier collection.

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此件「大明宣德年制」青花龍紋天球瓶,為宣德官窯青花瓷之巔峰巨製,器型恢弘飽滿,頸長腹圓,氣度不凡。胎骨堅密緊實,釉質晶瑩潤澤,若凝脂般溫潤。

瓶頸飾纏枝蓮紋,瓶身以進口蘇麻離青料通體繪五爪蟠龍,騰躍於雲海之間。龍身健碩矯捷,鱗甲戟張,鬃鬣飛揚,以細筆勾勒,筆意酣暢淋漓。運筆採中鋒直下,線條流暢凌厲,鱗片排列嚴整,五爪或伸或屈,如鉤如戟,盡展龍之威儀。

火焰雲紋環繞其間,構圖疏密得當,虛實相映。青花運用分水技法層層渲染,濃淡分明,立體感強,尤以龍睛點染最為傳神,神采內斂中自見威赫之氣。

其成型、繪畫、施釉與燒造等各工序皆臻極致,體現宣德朝官窯青花技藝之最高水平。宣德青花素為藏界所推崇,天球瓶因瓶形難以燒成、流傳稀罕而尤顯珍罕。此瓶品相完好,氣勢雄偉,堪稱館藏級珍品,為明代瓷藝與宮廷審美之集大成者,為頂級藏家必爭之重器。

 

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