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PROPERTY FROM THE LINYUSHANREN COLLECTION 臨宇山人珍藏

This superb Ding bowl is from the Linyushanren Collection. 本件定窯斗笠盌來自臨宇山人收藏。臨宇山人為日本私人藏家之堂
Linyushanren is the hall name of a private Japanese connoisseur who 號，此君敏求好古、精於鑑賞，於1970年代開始收藏中國陶瓷，並於
has collected Chinese ceramics since the 1970s, focusing almost 1996年之後將收藏範圍集中為宋代瓷器。廿載以來，臨宇山人建立
entirely on Song ceramics after 1996. Over the past two decades, the 起了既廣且精的宋瓷收藏，反映出藏家的獨到慧眼以及滿腔熱忱。
Linyushanren Collection has become one of the most comprehensive
collections of Song ceramics in private hands. The collection stands 本件斗笠盌曾為日本細川家族舊藏。細川氏舊時為熊本藩藩主，在長達七百
as a testament to the diligence and fine taste of the collector. 年的家族歷史中始終在日本的政治、文化中佔據著舉足輕重的地位。雖以
武將身份起家，細川氏在文化上亦孜孜以求，尤其以和茶道相關的活動著
The present bowl was previously owned by the renowned Hosokawa 稱。細川家第十六代家督細川護立（1883-1970）鑑識過人，建立了包括
clan. Spanning over 700 years, the Hosokawa clan has played a crucial 眾多中國藝術精品在內的龐大收藏，並於1950年創辦了永青文庫博物館。
role in the political and cultural development of Japanese society. The
Hosokawa family has long been celebrated as great connoisseurs
and patrons of art, especially for tea ceremony related objects. The
16th head of the clan, Hosokawa Moritatsu (1883-1970) was a keen
collector of Chinese art and founded the Eisei Bunko Museum in 1950.

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A RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED DING ‘LOTUS’ 來源：
CONICAL BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY 1990年代以前由日本細川家族珍藏
The bowl is delicately potted with straight flaring sides, supported on 壺中居，東京
a short cylindrical foot.The interior is finely carved with meandering
stems of lotus blooms and a lotus leaf, covered overall in a transparent 展覽：
ivory-tinged glaze pooling in the recesses.The rim is bound with a
metal band. 日本陶瓷協會，《宋磁名品展：定窯、磁州窯》，東京日本橋
8 º in. (21 cm.) diam. 白木屋，1962年12月7日至12日，圖錄編號17
壺中居，《宋磁》，東京，1998年10月2日至4日，圖錄編號5
HK$3,000,000-5,000,000 (US$390,000-650,000) 佳士得，《 古韻天成：臨宇山人宋瓷珍藏展覽》，香港，2012年
11月22至27日；紐約，2013年3月15至20日；倫敦，2013年5月10至
北宋 定窯劃花蓮荷紋斗笠盌 14日，圖錄編號4

PROVENANCE: 文獻：
The Hosokawa Family Collection until the 1990s
Kochukyo, Tokyo 日本陶瓷協會，《宋磁名品展：定窯、磁州窯》，東京，1962年，
EXHIBITED: 編號17
Japanese Ceramics Society, Exhibition of the Masterpieces of 壺中居，《宋磁》，東京，1998年，編號5
Song Ceramics: Ding and Cizhou Wares, Nihonbashi Shirokiya, 佳士得，《古韻天成：臨宇山人宋瓷珍藏展覽》，香港，2012年，
Tokyo, 7-12 December 1962, Catalogue, no. 17 28-29頁，編號4

Kochukyo, Soji (Song Ceramics), Tokyo,
2-4 October 1998, Catalogue, no. 5

Christie's, The Classical Age of Chinese Ceramics: An
Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren Collection,
Hong Kong, 22-27 November 2012; New York, 15-20
March 2013; London, 10-14 May 2013, Catalogue, no. 4

LITERATURE:

Japanese Ceramics Society, Exhibition of the Masterpieces of
Song Ceramics: Ding and Cizhou Wares, Tokyo, 1962, no. 17

Kochukyo, Soji (Song Ceramics), Tokyo, 1998, no. 5

Christie's, The Classical Age of Chinese Ceramics: An The present bowl as illustrated in Exhibition of the Masterpieces of
Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren
Collection,Hong Kong, 2012, pp. 28-29, no. 4 Song Ceramics: Ding and Cizhou Wares, Tokyo, 1962, no. 17
此盌於1962年東京出版 《宋磁名品展 定窯 磁州窯》 中之著錄

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