以蓮(lian)(lian)花或蓮(lian)(lian)瓣作為(wei)器(qi)物(wu)之紋飾及造型,隨佛教之傳(chuan)入(ru)而盛行,爾后更(geng)取(qu)其出泥不染之習性,寓意廉潔,廣(guang)為(wei)各類器(qi)所采用(yong)。該器(qi)狀似未盛開(kai)蓮(lian)(lian)花,線(xian)條溫柔婉約,高雅清麗。原(yuan)器(qi)應與(yu)一(yi)執壺(hu)配(pei)套(tao),為(wei)一(yi)溫酒用(yong)器(qi),晚(wan)唐至(zhi)宋所常見。
汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)曾為宮中用器(qi),因(yin)(yin)采覆燒(shao)的(de)方式,故口有(you)缺陷,因(yin)(yin)而有(you)“宮中命汝(ru)州燒(shao)造(zao)青瓷”之(zhi)舉,汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)之(zhi)入選,支燒(shao)滿釉(you)應是原因(yin)(yin)之(zhi)一(yi)。支燒(shao)另一(yi)用處為防止器(qi)底(di)塌陷,汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)所用支釘細(xi)(xi)小,所留釘痕(hen)狀(zhuang)似芝麻,器(qi)底(di)五支釘痕(hen)即是,也就(jiu)是俗(su)稱的(de)“芝麻釘”。釉(you)面細(xi)(xi)碎紋(wen)路,更有(you)“蟹(xie)爪痕(hen)”之(zhi)美名。 蓮花溫碗,以其(qi)典雅造(zao)型,溫柔(rou)不透(tou)明釉(you)色,在傳(chuan)世不多(duo)之(zhi)汝(ru)窯(yao)(yao)器(qi)中,更顯珍貴。
汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)是宋代(dai)“五(wu)(wu)大(da)名窯(yao)”之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi),為(wei)冠絕(jue)古今(jin)之(zhi)(zhi)中(zhong)國瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)名窯(yao)。窯(yao)址在(zai)(zai)今(jin)河南省(sheng)寶豐縣清涼寺及汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou)(zhou)文廟張公巷附(fu)近(jin),宋時屬(shu)汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou)(zhou),故(gu)名。汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)以燒(shao)制(zhi)青(qing)釉(you)瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)著稱,宋人葉(xie)寘在(zai)(zai)《坦齋筆衡(heng)》中(zhong)記(ji)載:“本朝以定(ding)州(zhou)(zhou)白瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)有(you)芒不堪用,遂命(ming)汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou)(zhou)造青(qing)窯(yao)器(qi)(qi),故(gu)河北唐(tang)、鄧、耀州(zhou)(zhou)悉有(you)之(zhi)(zhi),汝(ru)(ru)(ru)州(zhou)(zhou)為(wei)魁。”可見汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)是繼定(ding)窯(yao)之(zhi)(zhi)后為(wei)宮廷燒(shao)制(zhi)貢瓷(ci)的(de)(de)窯(yao)場(chang)。其器(qi)(qi)物多仿(fang)青(qing)銅器(qi)(qi)及玉(yu)器(qi)(qi)造型,主要(yao)有(you)出(chu)戟尊、玉(yu)壺春瓶、膽式瓶、樽(zun)、洗。胎體細潔(jie)如香灰色,多為(wei)裹足支(zhi)燒(shao),器(qi)(qi)物底部留(liu)有(you)細小的(de)(de)支(zhi)釘痕(hen)跡。釉(you)色主要(yao)有(you)天青(qing)、天藍、淡粉、粉青(qing)、月白等,釉(you)層薄而瑩潤,釉(you)泡大(da)而稀疏,有(you)“寥若晨星”之(zhi)(zhi)稱。釉(you)面有(you)細小的(de)(de)紋片,稱為(wei)“蟹爪紋”。汝(ru)(ru)(ru)窯(yao)燒(shao)宮廷用瓷(ci)的(de)(de)時間僅20年(nian)(nian)(nian)左(zuo)右,約在(zai)(zai)北宋哲(zhe)宗(zong)元(yuan)祐元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1086年(nian)(nian)(nian))到徽宗(zong)崇寧五(wu)(wu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1106年(nian)(nian)(nian)),故(gu)傳世(shi)品極少,被人們視為(wei)稀世(shi)之(zhi)(zhi)珍。