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拍品專文
The Emperor Hongwu was fond of ceramics decorated in copper-red. From its appearance in the Tang dynasty, the use of copper to produce red in high-fired ceramics has proved a challenge to the potter as the colourant was volatile in the firing and produced an unpredictable range of shades from rich red to brownish-grey. Despite the technical difficulties in controlling copper during the firing process, many of the finest underglaze-red decorated porcelains were made during the Hongwu period.
Several known examples of this type of rare Hongwu ewer are recorded. Two copper-red decorated ewers, one in the Percival David Collection and another in the Matsuoka Art Museum, are included in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 14, Tokyo, 1976, figs. 13 and 12. Another example from the Qing Court collection is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (I), Shanghai, 2000, pl. 201.
Several known examples of this type of rare Hongwu ewer are recorded. Two copper-red decorated ewers, one in the Percival David Collection and another in the Matsuoka Art Museum, are included in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 14, Tokyo, 1976, figs. 13 and 12. Another example from the Qing Court collection is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (I), Shanghai, 2000, pl. 201.