Private collection, New Jersey. 来源：新澤西州私人收藏 Wear commensurate with age and use including chips to body, firing cracks and glaze wear. Black light does not appear to show repairs. 有使用磨痕及爆釉，其他品相良好。 高清细图请访问以下链接 https://oag.smugmug.com/July-Auction-2022 While the water coupe originated in the Han and Wei dynasties, it did not develop various shapes and forms until the Ming and Qing dynasties. The earliest water coupe we see today is typically from the Wei dynasty or the Jin dynasty. In the Jin dynasty and the Southern and Northern dynasties, most water coupes were made of celadon and created with a round mouth and bulging body, with some occasionally created in the form of animals. This frog-form water coupe has a small mouth, a short straight neck, and a flat body. The mouth of the frog functions as the water outlet. Each limb on the frog is detailed with patterns and textures. Covered with celadon glaze, this water coupe was expertly crafted to create an interesting and vivid rendition of a frog. The decorative and functional aspects of this water coupe are indicative of the high level of craftsmanship and artistic ability of the time. The water coupe is considered the "fifth treasure" of scholar’s items. Because of its small size and elegance, this exquisitely-made water coupe reflects the aesthetic taste of scholars. This frog-form water coupe is a rare and precious beauty, both because of its high level of craftsmanship, and also because it serves as a fine example of the development and evolution of the water coupe in ancient China. See British Museum Collection, no. PDF.290, as seen in figure 1. See Sotheby's March 2021 New York sale, lot 612. 水盂起源於漢魏，發展至明、清兩代，形製多種多樣。目前所見實物以魏晉時為最早。晉代、南北朝時水盂多為青瓷，其形狀多為圓口，鼓腹，亦有塑成象生形。 此件水盂口小、矮直頸、扁圓腹、平底，塑以蛙型，蛙口為出水口，蛙身四肢刻劃有斑點紋、短直線紋。器物施青綠色透明釉，雕刻得妙趣橫生、生動傳神，從這件實用和裝飾結合完美的工藝品足以管窺到當時的民間藝術匠師們所達到的寫實主義的藝術水平。水盂又被戲稱為文房 「第五寶」，此物因小巧而雅致，最能體現文人雅士的審美情趣。這件蛙形水盂製作精致、形象生動，是一件不可多得的珍貴美物，對研究水盂的發展演變規律也具有一定的歷史價值。 參閱大英博物館館藏，編號PDF.290，見圖1。參閱蘇富比拍賣2021年3月紐約拍賣，編號612。