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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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