唐代筆記 vol.47 洛克菲勒收藏：亞洲協會，唐代黑釉渣斗 - John D. Rockefeller III, Asia Society, Black Glaze Jar (Zha Dou), Tang Dynasty
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此件器物底部殘留以毛筆書寫之黑色墨書題記，該題記記載了購得此器的年份，為本器斷代提供了重要依據，使其年代可確定於約西元 835 年左右。通體施以厚潤而沉穩的黑釉，釉色深黝而不失雅致。
現有研究顯示，黑釉在唐代多用於日常實用器，而非宮廷器用或隨葬明器；然而，本件器物特意書寫題記，顯示其在當時或被賦予某種特別意義，未必僅屬尋常日用之器。
至於其實際功能，學界仍存疑義。器形近似渣斗（或唾壺），但亦不排除其與唐代盛行的飲茶風尚相關，或曾用作盛放茶渣、用過之茶葉之器。若此推測成立，則本器或可視為早期專為飲茶活動而設之器物之一，為唐代茶文化與器用發展提供了值得關注的實例。
The remnants of an inscription written with a brush in black ink on the base of this cuspidor-shaped jar help to date this piece to about C.E. 835, as the inscription provides the year the piece was purchased. The glaze on the jar is thick, black and elegant. Black glazes appear to have been used primarily to decorate common objects rather than those intended for court or as burial goods, although, the fact that the piece was inscribed suggests that it might have been considered important. The function of the jar, however, remains elusive. Although it is in the shape of a cuspidor or spittoon, it is possible that this jar may have been used in the drinking of tea, possibly as a receptacle for used leaves. Tea drinking was popular in China during the Tang dynasty and this elegant vessel might be an early example of an object that was dedicated to this practice.
黑釉渣斗
Jar / Zha dou
唐代，約西元9世紀初中國北方
施釉石質陶
高 11.1 公分，口徑 15.9 公分
紐約亞洲協會 Asia Society 藏
約翰・D・洛克菲勒三世夫婦捐贈，館藏編號 1979.129
來源
約翰・D・洛克菲勒三世（John D. Rockefeller III），紐約；
1972 年經倫敦 John Sparks, Ltd. 購自 Sotheby's London，1972 年 3 月 14 日拍賣，第 54 號拍品。
1979 年由約翰・D・洛克菲勒三世遺贈予亞洲協會。
Jar
About early 9th century
North China
Stoneware with glaze
H. 4 3/8 x Diam. 6 1/4 in. (11.1 x 15.9 cm)
Asia Society, New York: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, 1979.129
Provenance
John D. Rockefeller 3rd, New York, NY; acquired through John Sparks, Ltd., London, from Sotheby's London, March 14, 1972, lot 54, in 1972.
The Asia Society, New York, NY, bequest of John D. Rockefeller 3rd, New York, NY, 1979.
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