香港故宮文化博物館（博物館）於2024年7月開幕兩周年之際，全新專題展覽「流光彰色--故宮博物院藏明代陶瓷珍品」於7月10日正式揭幕，展期兩年。展覽由香港故宮文化博物館與故宮博物院聯合主辦，透過故宮博物院新一批借展的106件陶瓷珍品，聯同香港故宮文化博物館7件藏品，展現明代陶瓷工藝的發展演變和傑出成就。
今次展覽展出的故宮博物院珍寶，幾乎全部是首次來香港展覽，當中國家一級文物共21件，包括洪武釉裏紅松竹梅圖玉壺春瓶、正統青花礬紅彩海水龍紋盤、成化鬥彩三秋杯及萬曆五彩蓮池花鳥圖蒜頭瓶等。展覽分三個單元，展示明代早、中、晚期具代表性的器物，從器形、釉色、紋樣等方面，展現明代陶瓷工藝的發展演變和傑出成就：
明代早期（洪武至宣德時期，1368-1435年）為青花瓷發展的黃金時代──永樂時期和宣德時期，御窯青花瓷器胎釉精細、青花發色濃艷。同時期的銅紅釉瓷和祭藍釉瓷釉色純正、美觀。永樂時期的白瓷光瑩如玉、靜雅含蓄，均展現了明代窯工的高超技藝。
明代中期（正統至正德時期，1436-1521年）的御窯瓷器各具特色，例如成化時期鬥彩工藝日臻成熟，青花瓷以青色淡雅、胎薄精巧為突出特點。弘治時期以嬌艷的黃釉、綠彩裝飾的御窯瓷器最具特色。正德時期的御窯得到復興，所產青花瓷以胎骨厚重、青花濃中帶灰為特點。
明代晚期（嘉靖至萬曆時期，1522-1620年）的製瓷業十分繁榮，民窯快速發展。器型更日趨多樣，技術更進一步，燒製難度極大的大型瓷器日趨多見，五彩瓷器也有了新的發展。瓷器紋飾多有創新，極具特色，也反映出皇帝的喜好。如嘉靖帝篤信道教，瓷器上便繪有仙鶴、八卦等道教題材圖案。萬曆帝則崇奉佛教，宮廷瓷器多飾蓮花、瓔珞等與佛教相關的紋樣。
來源: 香港故宮文化博物館網頁
On the occasion of the second anniversary of the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum (Museum) in July 2024, a new thematic exhibition "Brilliance - Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum" was officially opened on July 10 and will last for two years. The exhibition is jointly organized by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Palace Museum. It uses a new batch of 106 ceramic treasures on loan from the Palace Museum and seven collections from the Hong Kong Palace Museum to showcase the development, evolution and outstanding achievements of ceramic craftsmanship in the Ming Dynasty.
Almost all of the treasures from the Palace Museum on display in this exhibition are on display in Hong Kong for the first time. Among them, there are 21 national first-class cultural relics, including a Hongwu jade vase with red pine, bamboo and plum patterns, an orthodox blue and white vitriol and red sea water dragon pattern dish, and a Hua Doucai Sanqiu cup and Wanli colorful lotus pond flower and bird painting garlic vase, etc. The exhibition is divided into three units, displaying representative utensils from the early, middle and late Ming Dynasty, showing the development, evolution and outstanding achievements of ceramic craftsmanship in the Ming Dynasty in terms of shapes, glaze colors, patterns, etc.:
The early Ming Dynasty (Hongwu to Xuande period, 1368-1435) was the golden age for the development of blue and white porcelain - the Yongle and Xuande periods. The imperial kiln blue and white porcelain had fine body glaze and rich blue and white hair color. The copper-red glazed porcelain and sacrificial blue glazed porcelain of the same period have pure and beautiful glaze colors. The white porcelain of the Yongle period is as bright as jade, elegant and subtle, all of which demonstrate the superb skills of the kiln workers of the Ming Dynasty.
The imperial kiln porcelain of the mid-Ming Dynasty (Zhengtong to Zhengde period, 1436-1521) has its own characteristics. For example, in the Chenghua period, the doucai craftsmanship became more and more mature, and the blue and white porcelain is distinguished by its elegant blue color and thin and delicate body. During the Hongzhi period, the imperial kiln porcelain decorated with delicate yellow glaze and green color was the most distinctive. The imperial kilns of the Zhengde period were revived, and the blue and white porcelain they produced was characterized by thick fetal bones and dense blue and white with gray.
In the late Ming Dynasty (Jiajing to Wanli period, 1522-1620), the porcelain industry was very prosperous, and private kilns developed rapidly. The types of wares are becoming more and more diverse, the technology is advancing, large-scale porcelain that is extremely difficult to fire is becoming more and more common, and colorful porcelain has also seen new developments. The porcelain decorations were often innovative and distinctive, reflecting the emperor's preferences. For example, Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, and his porcelain was painted with Taoist themes such as cranes and eight trigrams. Emperor Wanli believed in Buddhism, and his palace porcelains were often decorated with Buddhist patterns such as lotuses and necklaces.
Source: Hong Kong Palace Museum website