北朝筆記 vol.33 洛克菲勒三世：北齊青柚獸連珠紋大壺，1970年購藏於繭山龍泉堂，1979年捐贈紐約亞洲協會 - Rockefeller Collection, Northern Qi Dynasty Beast Medallion Decorated Vase, Acquired from Mayuyama Ryusendo in 1970, Donated to Asia Society

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Ancient greenish-brown ceramic jar with embossed floral patterns on a white background. Smooth texture and rounded shape.

此件大型陶質貯藏壺，通體僅局部施以青綠色低溫鉛釉。存世量極為稀少，弗里爾美術館、根津美術館和常盤山文庫藏有類似作品，年代是北朝——隋之間。器身兩側貼塑之獸面紋樣，屬中國傳統裝飾母題，其源流可上溯至商、周時期的青銅器裝飾體系。相對而言，壺身所見之連珠式花葉圓章，則明確反映出六世紀北中國陶器中對中亞裝飾風格的吸收與回應；此類較大尺度之貼塑裝飾形式，亦被認為與該一文化影響脈絡密切相關。

六世紀期間，北中國對中亞裝飾語彙的高度興趣，部分源於當時中國諸政權與中亞各族群之間密切的政治與經濟往來。在此背景下，異域紋樣不僅作為裝飾語言被引入，更成為北朝時期物質文化中一種可辨識的時代特徵。本器正是一件體現北齊時期文化交流、審美轉向與技術選擇的代表性陶器。

This large earthenware storage jar is partially covered with a green-colored lead glaze. The animal masks affixed to the sides represent a traditional Chinese motif that can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The floral medallions, on the other hand, provide evidence of the interest in Central Asian decoration that is found in the ceramics produced in northeastern China during the 6th century C.E.; the use of relatively large applied decorations is also attributed to that source. The 6th-century interest in Central Asian decorative motifs was in part the result of the political and economic ties between the different kingdoms in China and the various peoples of Central Asia.