五代 越窑青釉合九文碗
五代(907—960)
高4.4厘米 口径12.6厘米 底径6.3厘米
通体施青釉,釉色青中闪绿,与陕西扶凤法门寺出土的秘色瓷极为相似。碗心刻“合九”二字。“合九”,可能是“喝酒”的谐音,也可能是“一共九件”的意思,还有待新的出土物或文献资料来考证。碗内底和圈足内均有四个较大的支钉痕,显然是采用支钉窑具叠烧而成,碗内心有小汽泡和砂粒痕。此件越窑碗是不可多得的瓷器艺术瑰宝。
Celadon hejiu bowl, Yue ware
Five dynasties period(907-960)
Height 4.4cm, Diameter of rim 12.6cm, Diameter of base 6.3cm
The whole body of this piece is decorated with a celadon glaze with flashed of green. This bowl is very similar to the mise(secret colour) porcelains excavated at the Fufeng Famen temple in Shaanxi Province. Two characters, “he jiu”, are incised into the centre of the bowl. These may be either a homophone for drinking wine or refer to this piece being part of a set of nine wares, although a definitive reading requires further research. There are four marks from supporting prongs on the lower interior and the ring foot of the bowl. The marks show that this piece was fired in a stack separated by supportive prongs inside the kiln. There are also small bubbles and sand grain marks at the centre of the interior of the bowl. This Yue ware bowl is an irreplaceable and treasured porcelain artwork.