明 龙香御墨
明隆庆(1567-1572)
直径8.7厘米 高1.7厘米
圆形绿色彩墨,一面有描金双龙戏珠图案,中间楷书“龙香御墨”,背面阴刻“大明隆庆年制”楷书款。
《涉园墨萃》中“中舟藏录”(袁励准)著录赭彩墨两件,其中一件形式、尺寸与此墨完全一致。明《麻三衡墨志》“稽式”中列有“龙香御墨”一种,与“探徽神品”同为嘉靖御墨。馆藏此件为隆庆年制,说明嘉靖至隆庆年间均有制作。此墨一面模印双龙,龙的形式与明代瓷器上的龙纹相同,具有一致的时代风格。除本馆外,仅北京故宫博物院收藏有同类墨品。
Dragon Fragrance Imperial Ink
Ming dynasty, Longqing period(1567-72)
Height 1.7cm, Diameter 8.7cm
A pair of dragons chasing a peal are depicted in gold outlining on the face of this circular, green-coloured ink cake. The centre of this side features four characters, which read “Dragon Fragrance Imperial Ink”. The reverse features a negative legend inscription in regular script, which reads “Made in the Longqing period of the Great Ming dynasty”.