Lot 37: Blue and White Ten-sided Washer with Dragon and Phoenix Design 青花龙凤纹十棱洗

来源：于八十年代购自新加坡资深收藏家旧藏
Provenance: Acquired from the collection of a senior Singapore collector in the 1980s

Diameter 口径 19 cm Height 高 5.3 cm Foot Diameter 足径 15.5 cm

Estimate 估价: SGD 800,000 – SGD 1,200,000
Starting Price 起拍价: SGD 700,000

花口，浅弧壁，圈足。器身随口沿呈瓜棱形，线条流畅优雅，既具观赏性，又符合文房清供的实用需求。胎体细腻洁白，釉面莹润肥厚，底足露胎处可见细腻的“糯米胎”质感，尽显宣德官窑的精湛工艺。洗心以青花绘“龙凤呈祥”纹样，五爪苍龙矫健遒劲，鳞片细密，鬃毛飞扬；丹凤展翅回首，尾羽舒展飘逸。二者在祥云缭绕中呼应顾盼，构图饱满，气势恢宏。外壁绘团龙纹，底部亦绘龙凤呈祥纹饰，与内心纹饰呼应，口沿内外以双圈弦纹为饰，简洁规整，更衬中心图案的华美。

The washer is potted with a foliated rim, shallow rounded sides and a ring foot. The body follows the contour of the rim in a melon-lobed form, its lines smooth and elegant, combining visual refinement with the practical requirements of a scholar’s desk object. The body is fine and white, covered with a lustrous, thick glaze. At the exposed areas of the foot, the biscuit reveals a delicate “glutinous-rice” texture, fully demonstrating the superb craftsmanship of the Xuande imperial kilns.

The centre of the washer is painted in underglaze blue with a “dragon and phoenix bringing auspiciousness” design. The five-clawed dragon is vigorous and powerful, with finely rendered scales and a flowing mane, while the phoenix spreads its wings and turns its head, its long tail feathers gracefully extended. The two creatures respond to one another amid swirling auspicious clouds. The composition is full and balanced, with a commanding sense of grandeur.

The exterior is painted with roundel dragon motifs, and the base is also decorated with a dragon-and-phoenix design, echoing the central motif. The inner and outer rims are bordered with double underglaze-blue line bands, simple and orderly in execution, further setting off the splendour of the central decoration.