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           A FINE BLUE AND WHITE ‘HAN XIN’ BRUSH POT, BITONG  Han Xin 韓信 (died 196 BC) was a military general who served Liu
           Chongzhen                                         Bang 劉邦 (died 195 BC) in founding the Han dynasty. Initially, Liu
           Of tall cylindrical form, deftly painted around the exterior with a   Bang was not impressed with Han Xin and put him in charge of food
           continuous scene of General Han Xin on horseback beneath the moon   supplies. After a while, Han Xin became discontented and attempted
           and stars fleeing General Xiao He from behind tall rocks, all between a   to desert under the cover of darkness. Xiao He 蕭何 (died 193 BC),
           finely incised band of waves encircling the base and a matching floral   one of Liu Bang’s chief advisers, recognised his talent, however, and
           scroll on the rim.                                heard that he left. Xiao He immediately chased after Han Xin to bring
           18cm (7 1/8in) high.                              him back, whereupon Han Xin was promoted to the rank of general.

           £8,000 - 12,000                                   This story, recorded in Sima Qian’s Shiji (史記), would have resonated
           CNY71,000 - 110,000                               strongly with many scholar-officials during the late Ming dynasty, who
                                                             felt their talents to serve in the government were not being appreciated
           明崇禎 青花蕭何月下追韓信筆筒                                   under the waning Ming empire. The same motif can be found on a
                                                             baluster vase, c.1635-40, illustrated in Seventeenth Century Chinese
           Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 15 November 1983, lot 204   Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, Alexandria, 1990, p.78,
           The Chang Foundation collection, (by repute)      no.37.

           來源:
           1983年11月15日於香港蘇富比拍賣,拍品204號
           據傳為台北鴻禧美術館藏品



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