A fine blue and white 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Zhengde | 明正德　青花穿花龍紋盤　《正德年製》款

A Japanese private collection, circa the late 1980s.

The motif of dragons amidst dense lotus scrolls is among the most characteristic designs of imperial Zhengde porcelain, appearing across dishes, bowls, stem bowls, zhadou and ewers of the period.

Exemplary dishes of this type are preserved in important museums, including the Beijing Palace Museum (acc. no. xin-46115); the Taipei Palace Museum (acc. no. guci-2590); the Sir Percival David Collection at the British Museum, London (acc. no. PDF,A.651); and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 63.155.1).

Further notable examples from prominent private collections have appeared at auction, including one from the Ise Collection, recently sold in these rooms, 9th September 2025, lot 5046; another from the Hotung Collection, 9th October 2022, lot 135; and a further dish formerly in the collections of Alfred Clark and Meiyintang, sold on multiple occasions, most recently on 9th October 2012, lot 19.

The enduring appeal of this design is also reflected in the Guwan tu (Pictures of Ancient Playthings), where a similar dish is depicted in the sixth scroll among the Yongzheng Emperor’s treasured antiques.

來源

日本私人收藏，約1980年代末

穿蓮龍紋乃明代正德時期最具代表性之紋飾之一，廣見於盤、盌、高足盌、渣斗及執壺等器。本品鈷藍呈色濃淡勻稱，繪工精緻，構圖疏密有致，龍身穿行於蓮葉花間，姿態矯健，氣勢生動，為正德官窰之翹楚。

同式佳器現藏於多個重要公私收藏，包括北京故宮博物院（館藏編號：新46115）、台北故宮博物院（館藏編號：故瓷2590）、倫敦大英博物館大衛德爵士收藏（館藏編號：PDF,A.651），以及紐約大都會藝術博物館（館藏編號：63.155.1）。

重要私人收藏中亦可見若干相類之例，如伊勢彥信舊藏一例，近售於香港蘇富比2025年9月9日，編號5046；何鴻卿爵士舊藏一例，釋於2022年10月9日，編號135；另一例經克拉克夫人及玫茵堂遞藏，多次易手，最近一次售於2012年10月9日，編號19。

雍正六年所繪《古玩圖》卷六中，繪有一相類之盤，足證其式樣於雍正年間仍為御覽所尚。