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This magnificent flower pot was formerly in the collection
of Yakichiro Suma (1892 - 1970), and was passed down
within his family until very recently. Yakichiro Suma served
as a diplomat in China from 1927 to 1937, during which he
acquired a substantial number of modern Chinese paintings
and other works of art. An avid art collector, Mr. Suma was
most enthralled by paintings by the Chinese master Qi Baishi,
forming the core of his collection. Most of his Qi Baishi
paintings were donated to the Kyoto National Museum.
A watercolour depiction of the flower pot, painted by Mr. Suma
in 1959, was illustrated on the front cover of Seien, a journal
on socioeconomic and foreign policy published by Sibusawa
Seien kinen zaidan ryumonsha. This hanging scroll, bearing
Mr. Suma’s signature, reflected his high regard and personal
intimacy towards this prized treasure. The original painting
will be sold together with this lot. (fig. 2)
The flower pot was originally repaired with metal rivets, which
have recently been masterfully removed and repaired by the
respected restorer Mr. Koji Mayuyama.

盆圓形，折沿菱口，弧壁，近足處凸起一周，平底。外壁礬紅
彩為地，繪青花紋飾，腹部飾纏枝菊花紋一圈，內口沿環飾折
枝花卉紋，近足處畫如意雲紋。內壁光素，底部無釉，呈十字
形架燒痕，應是窯工為了讓此類大型厚底的器物在燒製時，空
氣可以更好地於器底流通以減少窯裂所特別配置。附上前藏家
須磨弥吉郎為此花盆作畫的水彩寫生圖一幅（圖二）。 fig. 2 Watercolour depiction of the present flower pot painted by
Yakishiro Suma in 1959
圖二 須磨弥吉郎 1959 年繪本花盆水彩圖
本花盆源自須磨弥吉郎 (1892–1970) 舊藏，至近年為止一直於
其家族中流傳。須磨氏於 1927 至 1937 年出任日本駐華大使，
期間庋藏多幅重要中國近代書畫。須磨氏熱衷藝術收藏，尤愛
齊白石畫作，形成豐碩且為人稱道的齊白石珍藏。其大部分藏
品皆捐贈予京都國立博物館。須磨氏於 1959 年為此花盆親繪水
彩靜物圖一幅，可見其對花盆的鍾愛及珍重程度。該水彩圖著
錄於渋沢青淵記念財団竜門社出版的期刊《青淵》的封面，並
將與本拍品一同拍賣。花盆本以䤝釘黏補，現經日本修復大師
繭山浩司先生移除並重新復原。

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