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AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE 明宣德 青花礬紅纏枝菊紋菱口花盆 六字楷書橫款
IRON-RED DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE
‘CHRYSANTHEMUM SCROLL’ BARBED-RIM 來源
FLOWER POT 須磨弥吉郎（1892–1970）舊藏。須磨氏於 1927 至 1937 年
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A 間出任日本駐華大使
HORIZONTAL LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435) 著錄
The flower pot is sturdily potted with deep rounded sides 須磨弥吉郎先生為此花盆作畫的水彩寫生圖曾著錄於：《青
supported on a stepped base simulating a stand, rising to an
everted, bracket-lobed rim. The exterior is decorated in rich cobalt 淵》，東京，1959 年 11 月號，封面；文字記載於頁 31（圖一）
blue with a broad band featuring chrysanthemum blossoms borne
on scrolling tendrils, above a band of classic scroll around the foot,
the inner mouth rim with a row of detached florette sprays, all
reserved against a rich iron-red ground. The interior is plain. The
base is unglazed, with a cross-shaped firing mark left by the setter
on which it was placed in the kiln. Together with a watercolour
depiction of the flower pot by the previous owner, Yakichiro
Suma, painted in 1959. (2)
17 º in. (44 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

HK$1,500,000-2,500,000 US$200,000-320,000
PROVENANCE
Yakichiro Suma (1892 - 1970), a prominent Japanese diplomat in
China from 1927 to 1937
LITERATURE
A watercolour depiction of the flower pot, painted by Yakichiro
Suma, was illustrated on the front cover of Seien, Tokyo,
November edition, 1959, with text description on p. 31 (fig. 1)

base fig. 1 Front cover of Seien, Tokyo, November edition, 1959
底部 圖一 《清淵》，東京，1959 年 11 月號，封面
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