以蓮花或蓮瓣作為器物之紋飾及(ji)造型,隨(sui)佛教之傳入而盛行,爾后更取其出泥不染(ran)之習性,寓意廉潔,廣為各(ge)類(lei)器所(suo)采用。該器狀似未盛開蓮花,線(xian)條溫柔婉約,高雅清麗。原器應與一執(zhi)壺配套(tao),為一溫酒用器,晚唐至宋(song)所(suo)常見。
汝窯(yao)曾(ceng)為宮中(zhong)用(yong)器(qi),因采覆燒(shao)的方式,故口有缺陷(xian),因而有“宮中(zhong)命汝州燒(shao)造(zao)青瓷”之(zhi)舉,汝窯(yao)之(zhi)入(ru)選(xuan),支燒(shao)滿(man)釉(you)應是(shi)原(yuan)因之(zhi)一。支燒(shao)另(ling)一用(yong)處為防止器(qi)底塌陷(xian),汝窯(yao)所(suo)(suo)用(yong)支釘(ding)細小,所(suo)(suo)留釘(ding)痕(hen)狀(zhuang)似(si)芝(zhi)麻(ma),器(qi)底五(wu)支釘(ding)痕(hen)即是(shi),也(ye)就是(shi)俗稱的“芝(zhi)麻(ma)釘(ding)”。釉(you)面細碎紋路(lu),更有“蟹爪痕(hen)”之(zhi)美名(ming)。 蓮(lian)花溫碗,以其典雅(ya)造(zao)型,溫柔不透(tou)明釉(you)色,在傳世不多之(zhi)汝窯(yao)器(qi)中(zhong),更顯珍貴。
汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)是宋代“五大名(ming)窯(yao)(yao)”之一,為冠絕古今之中(zhong)國瓷(ci)器(qi)名(ming)窯(yao)(yao)。窯(yao)(yao)址在今河(he)南省(sheng)寶豐縣清涼寺及汝(ru)州(zhou)(zhou)文廟(miao)張公巷(xiang)附(fu)近,宋時屬汝(ru)州(zhou)(zhou),故(gu)名(ming)。汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)以燒制青(qing)釉(you)(you)瓷(ci)器(qi)著稱(cheng),宋人(ren)葉(xie)寘(zhi)在《坦齋筆衡》中(zhong)記載:“本朝以定州(zhou)(zhou)白(bai)瓷(ci)器(qi)有(you)(you)(you)(you)芒不堪用,遂命(ming)汝(ru)州(zhou)(zhou)造青(qing)窯(yao)(yao)器(qi),故(gu)河(he)北(bei)唐、鄧、耀州(zhou)(zhou)悉有(you)(you)(you)(you)之,汝(ru)州(zhou)(zhou)為魁。”可見(jian)汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)是繼定窯(yao)(yao)之后為宮廷燒制貢瓷(ci)的窯(yao)(yao)場。其器(qi)物多(duo)仿青(qing)銅器(qi)及玉(yu)器(qi)造型,主要有(you)(you)(you)(you)出戟(ji)尊(zun)、玉(yu)壺春瓶(ping)、膽式瓶(ping)、樽、洗(xi)。胎體細(xi)潔如香灰色,多(duo)為裹(guo)足支(zhi)燒,器(qi)物底部(bu)留有(you)(you)(you)(you)細(xi)小(xiao)的支(zhi)釘痕跡。釉(you)(you)色主要有(you)(you)(you)(you)天(tian)青(qing)、天(tian)藍、淡粉、粉青(qing)、月(yue)白(bai)等,釉(you)(you)層薄而瑩潤,釉(you)(you)泡(pao)大而稀疏(shu),有(you)(you)(you)(you)“寥若(ruo)晨星”之稱(cheng)。釉(you)(you)面有(you)(you)(you)(you)細(xi)小(xiao)的紋(wen)片,稱(cheng)為“蟹爪紋(wen)”。汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)燒宮廷用瓷(ci)的時間僅20年(nian)左(zuo)右,約在北(bei)宋哲宗元祐(you)元年(nian)(1086年(nian))到徽(hui)宗崇寧(ning)五年(nian)(1106年(nian)),故(gu)傳(chuan)世(shi)品極少(shao),被人(ren)們視為稀世(shi)之珍。