拍賣筆記 vol.247 邦瀚斯倫敦：覺是軒，唐代邢窯白釉「盈」字款萬年罐 - Bonhams London, Priestley & Ferraro, A Xingyao White-Glazed ‘Ying’ Incised Jar, Tang Dynasty

唐 邢窯白釉罐 「盈」字款

來源：獲得於香港，2012年5月29日

展覽著錄：Priestley & Ferraro，《Recent Acquisitions》，倫敦，2012年11月Priestley & Ferraro，《Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art》，倫敦，2019年11月，編號7

LOT 120

A RARE XINGYAO WHITE-GLAZED JAR

Ying incised character, Tang Dynasty

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器形優美，通體作橢圓形腹，頸部微束，上承翻沿唇口，內外施乳白釉，底平而不施釉，露出胎質，底刻「盈」字，並配有專用木盒。高17.8公分。

邢窯位於今河北省南部的邢臺、臨城、內丘、高邑一帶，是中國北方最著名的製瓷中心之一，盛於隋唐之際。陸羽（733–804）在《茶經》中稱讚邢瓷「類銀似雪」，而李肇（約活動於813年前後）在《唐國史補》中亦記載：「內丘白瓷碗、端溪紫石硯，人間貴賤共用之。」此件罐正是盛唐至晚唐時期邢窯白瓷的典範之作，展現出極高的工藝水準與持久的審美魅力。

可參考臨城縣文物保管所藏一件形制相似而體量較大的「盈」字款罐，高31.5公分，著錄於《中國古瓷窯大系：中國邢窯》，北京，2012年，頁99，圖版102。此類罐與宮廷使用的關聯，可由1960年西安大明宮遺址出土一件同時帶有「盈」與「翰林」款的邢窯罐得到印證。該罐現藏西安市文物保護研究院，著錄於《中國出土瓷器全集：陝西卷》，第15冊，北京，2008年，頁73，圖版73。

關於邢窯器物上所見「盈」字款的含義，通行的解釋認為「盈」為「大盈庫」之簡寫。「大盈庫」為唐代宮廷之貯藏庫房，或即此類貢瓷的入藏處。

然而，最新考古研究對此提出了補充與修正。據李楠〈盈字款瓷器的發現及相關研究〉（刊於《中國陶瓷工業》2023年第6期，頁108–112），帶「盈」字款的瓷器主要出現在唐代中晚期，其出現時期與「大盈庫」的運作年代（自玄宗至懿宗，即685–873年）基本重疊，但生產活動似乎在庫房設立後方始興盛，並延續至其停用之後。因此，二者之間的具體關係仍待進一步考古資料加以明確。

另可參見一件無款唐代白釉橢圓罐，售於紐約蘇富比，2021年9月21日，拍品編號98。

The Xing kilns, situated in the southern part of Hebei Province, modern Xingtai (邢臺), Lincheng (臨城), Neiqiu (內丘), and Gaoyi (高邑), were among the most renowned ceramic centres of northern China, flourishing during the Sui and Tang dynasties. Lu Yu (陸羽, 733–804), in The Classic of Tea, praised Xing wares as 'white as snow and resembling silver.' And Li Zhao (李肇, active circa 813), in his Supplement to the History of the Tang, noted that 'the white porcelain cups of Neiqiu and the purple stone inkstones of Duanxi are used by all, regardless of status and rank.' The present jar is an exemplary specimen of the high-quality white wares produced by the Xing kilns from the mid to late Tang period, reflecting their refined craftsmanship and enduring appeal.

For a larger ying marked jar of similar form, 31.5cm high, in the Lincheng County Cultural Repository, see Zhongguo Gu Ci Yao Da Xi: Zhongguo Xingyao (中國古瓷窯大系：中國邢窯), Beijing, 2012, p.99, no.102. The association of jars of this type with Imperial use is strongly suggested by the discovery, at the Tang dynasty Daming Palace site in Xi'an in 1960, of a Xingyao jar bearing both ying and hanlin marks. This jar, now in the Xi'an Institute of Cultural Relics Preservation, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China: Shaanxi (中國出土瓷器全集：陝西), vol.15, Beijing, 2008, p.73, no.73.

A possible interpretation of the character 盈 (ying) inscribed on the base of certain Xing wares is that it serves as shorthand for 大盈庫 (Daying Ku), the 'Repository of Great Abundance,' the palace storehouse to which jars such as the present example would have been sent as tribute. For a discussion of the significance of marks on Xing ceramics, see Lü Chenglong, 'A Study of White Porcelain Bearing the Hanlin and Ying Marks' (翰林盈字款白瓷研究), Palace Museum Journal, 2002 (05), pp.27–32.

While this theory remains the most widely accepted, recent archaeological research has begun to challenge it. According to Li Nan, the tribute of ceramics bearing the character ying took place during the mid to late Tang dynasty. The Repository of Great Abundance was in operation from the reign of Xuanzong Emperor (685–762) through that of Yizong Emperor (833–873). A comparison of the dates of ying marked ceramics with the active period of the repository suggests that production of these wares began only after the storehouse had already been established, and continued even after it ceased operation. Further archaeological evidence is therefore needed to clarify the precise relationship between ying marked ceramics and the Repository of Great Abundance. See Li Nan, 'The Discovery of 'Ying' Character Porcelain and Related Research' (盈字款瓷器的發現及相關研究), China Ceramic Industry, 2023 (6), pp.108–112.

See a similar white-glazed ovoid jar but without the ying mark, Tang dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 September 2021, lot 98.