以蓮花(hua)或(huo)蓮瓣作(zuo)為(wei)器(qi)物(wu)之紋飾及造型,隨(sui)佛教之傳(chuan)入(ru)而(er)盛(sheng)行,爾后更(geng)取其出泥不(bu)染之習(xi)性,寓意廉潔(jie),廣為(wei)各(ge)類器(qi)所采用(yong)(yong)。該器(qi)狀似未盛(sheng)開蓮花(hua),線(xian)條溫(wen)柔婉約,高雅(ya)清麗。原器(qi)應與一執壺配套(tao),為(wei)一溫(wen)酒用(yong)(yong)器(qi),晚(wan)唐至(zhi)宋(song)所常見。
汝窯曾(ceng)為宮(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)用器(qi),因(yin)采覆燒(shao)(shao)的方式,故口有(you)缺陷,因(yin)而有(you)“宮(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)命汝州燒(shao)(shao)造(zao)青(qing)瓷”之舉(ju),汝窯之入選,支燒(shao)(shao)滿(man)釉應是原(yuan)因(yin)之一(yi)。支燒(shao)(shao)另一(yi)用處(chu)為防(fang)止(zhi)器(qi)底塌(ta)陷,汝窯所(suo)用支釘(ding)細(xi)小,所(suo)留釘(ding)痕狀似(si)芝(zhi)麻(ma),器(qi)底五(wu)支釘(ding)痕即是,也就是俗稱的“芝(zhi)麻(ma)釘(ding)”。釉面細(xi)碎紋路,更(geng)有(you)“蟹爪(zhua)痕”之美名。 蓮(lian)花溫(wen)碗,以其典雅造(zao)型,溫(wen)柔不透明釉色(se),在傳世(shi)不多之汝窯器(qi)中(zhong)(zhong),更(geng)顯珍貴。
汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)(yao)是宋(song)代“五(wu)大名(ming)窯(yao)(yao)”之(zhi)一,為冠(guan)絕古今之(zhi)中國瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)名(ming)窯(yao)(yao)。窯(yao)(yao)址在(zai)今河(he)(he)南省寶豐縣清涼寺及汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou)文廟張公(gong)巷附近,宋(song)時屬汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou),故名(ming)。汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)(yao)以燒制(zhi)(zhi)青(qing)釉(you)(you)(you)瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)著稱,宋(song)人葉(xie)寘在(zai)《坦齋筆(bi)衡》中記載(zai):“本(ben)朝以定(ding)州(zhou)白瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)有(you)(you)芒不堪用,遂命(ming)汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou)造青(qing)窯(yao)(yao)器(qi)(qi),故河(he)(he)北唐(tang)、鄧、耀州(zhou)悉有(you)(you)之(zhi),汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou)為魁。”可見汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)(yao)是繼定(ding)窯(yao)(yao)之(zhi)后為宮廷(ting)燒制(zhi)(zhi)貢瓷(ci)的窯(yao)(yao)場(chang)。其器(qi)(qi)物(wu)多(duo)仿青(qing)銅器(qi)(qi)及玉器(qi)(qi)造型,主要有(you)(you)出戟尊、玉壺春瓶(ping)、膽式(shi)瓶(ping)、樽、洗。胎體細潔如香灰色(se),多(duo)為裹足支(zhi)燒,器(qi)(qi)物(wu)底(di)部留有(you)(you)細小的支(zhi)釘痕跡。釉(you)(you)(you)色(se)主要有(you)(you)天青(qing)、天藍(lan)、淡粉、粉青(qing)、月白等(deng),釉(you)(you)(you)層薄而瑩潤,釉(you)(you)(you)泡大而稀(xi)疏(shu),有(you)(you)“寥若晨星”之(zhi)稱。釉(you)(you)(you)面有(you)(you)細小的紋片(pian),稱為“蟹爪紋”。汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)(yao)燒宮廷(ting)用瓷(ci)的時間(jian)僅20年左右,約在(zai)北宋(song)哲宗元祐元年(1086年)到徽宗崇寧(ning)五(wu)年(1106年),故傳(chuan)世品極少,被人們(men)視(shi)為稀(xi)世之(zhi)珍。