拍賣筆記 vol.294 蘇富比香港：36.83萬港元售出，江戸時代後期薩摩切子藍色被脚付杯，岡田美術館 - An Okada Museum Satsuma-Kiriko Cut-Glass Goblet, Edo Period, 19Th Century, Sold for 368,300 HKD

薩摩切子之所以在拍場屢創高價，核心原因在於——真品存世稀少、技術門檻極高、與幕末近代化的歷史敘事緊密相關。1849 年由薩摩藩主島津齊彬主導創制，以厚胎套色玻璃（overlaid glass）配合深度切割（kiriko）技術，成本昂貴、成品率極低；加之僅約三十年間即停燒，真正江戶末期的薩摩切子可謂「短命名品」。其色層厚薄均勻、刻紋深峻利落、折射層次豐富，皆非現代量產品可比。

今日市面上多為平成以後的復刻或觀光工藝品，售價多為數千港元；而具有可靠來源、出版展覽紀錄、工藝達巔峰的19世紀原作，已從工藝品升格至日本近代工藝史的重要文化資產，因而在國際拍場中動輒逾十倍估價成交。

The premium commanded by authentic Satsuma-kiriko arises from its extreme rarity, demanding technical sophistication, and its position within the narrative of Japan’s late-Edo modernization. First produced in 1849 under the patronage of Shimazu Nariakira, Satsuma-kiriko employed thick colour-overlaid glass and deep facet-cutting—methods that were costly and notoriously difficult, yielding a very low success rate. Production ceased after only about three decades, making surviving 19th-century examples exceedingly scarce. Their sharply defined cutting, even colour layers, and complex optical effects distinguish them decisively from contemporary reproductions, which are often inexpensive tourist or studio wares priced in the low thousands. By contrast, Edo-period originals with strong provenance, publication history, and exemplary workmanship have moved beyond the realm of decorative glassware to become significant artefacts of Japan’s early modern craft history, thereby commanding high auction prices far above estimate.

薩摩切子藍色被脚付杯

江戸時代後期 19世紀

A Satsuma-kiriko cut-glass goblet, Edo period, 19th century

Auction Closed

November 22, 06:38 PM HKT

Estimate

12,000 - 15,000 HKD

Lot Sold

368,300 HKD

展覽

《美のスターたち-光琳・若冲・北斎・汝窯など名品ぞろい-》，岡田美術館，箱根， 2018年， 展覽編號365（沒載圖）

出版

小林忠編，《岡田美術館名品撰》，卷2，東京，2018年，編號42

薩摩切子乃江戶末期薩摩藩（今鹿兒島縣）極具創新性且廣受歡迎的製品。其生產始於1849年，僅維持約三十年光景，隨其主要贊助者島津齊彬（1809-1858年）逝世與當地玻璃產業沒落而式微。此高腳盃設計展現濃厚歐洲影響：其方形底座延續18世紀英國朗姆酒盃與鹽皿的形制，其刻花風格自19世紀初風行歐洲。此六角形紋樣於日本稱為「龜甲紋」，對應歐洲玻璃器所稱「冰釘紋」（hobnail pattern）。每個六角形單元內的精細菱形刻紋，時稱「草莓菱形刻花」。至若套色玻璃工藝之運用，則更常見於中歐風格，可溯至波希米亞、俄羅斯、比利時與法國等地淵源。

Description

A Satsuma-kiriko cut-glass goblet 

Edo period, 19^th century

the elegant glass goblet with eight-faceted stem rising from a rectangular base, cut with tortoiseshell faces (kikko) alternatingly containing stylised hemp leaf (asanoha) and fish egg (nanako) patterns overlaid in bluish purple glass, accompanied with two fitted wood storage boxes

13.6 cm. high 

Condition Report

Slight small flaws in the glass at the rim.

Literature

Kobayashi Tadashi ed., Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, vol. 2, Tokyo, 2018, p. 71, no. 42.

Catalogue Note

Satsuma-kiriko was a highly innovative and popular product of the Satsuma Domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) during the late Edo period (1615-1868). Production began in 1849 but lasted for only about thirty years, declining after the death of its chief patron, Shimazu Nariakira (1809–1858) and the subsequent collapse of the local glass industry. The design of this goblet reflects strong European influence. Its square foot, for instance, recalls forms seen in 18^th century English rummers and salts, and the style of cutting was fashionable across Europe from the early 19^th century onward. The hexagonal pattern, known in Japan as kikko (tortoise shell), corresponds to what is called a hobnail pattern in European glassware. Within each hexagon, the fine diamond details are sometimes referred to as strawberry diamond cutting. The use of coloured glass overlay is more typical of Central European styles, with precedents found in Bohemia, Russia, Belgium, and France.