A yellow-glazed handled ritual jar, Ming dynasty | 明 黃釉犧耳尊

Collection of Mr Tse Siu Bong, Hong Kong, formed in the 1970s - 1980s, thence by descent.

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謝兆邦先生收藏，香港，集成於1970年代至1980年代，後由家族傳承

Vessels of this type originated during the Hongzhi reign of the Ming dynasty for imperial rituals. A yellow-glazed bowl of similar size and form, of Hongzhi period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, from the Qing court collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 36. See also a closely related Hongzhi example sold by Christie's New York, 15th May 2018, lot 8.

此类器皿始于明代弘治年间，专用于皇家祭祀。北京故宮博物院清宮舊藏中，有器形相近之弘治時期黃釉雙獸耳罐，錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧顏色釉》，香港，1999年，圖版36。參見另一弘治時期類例售於紐約佳士得，2018年5月15日，編號8。

Mr Tse Siu Bong (1924-2017) was a founding member of The Kau Chi Society, Hong Kong. His private study, known to a select few as the Zhongyong Caotang, reflected his modest nature. Renowned for his generosity and broad interests, Mr Tse built an extensive porcelain collection spanning 5,000 years, featuring pieces from numerous kilns across northern and southern China. He valued the historical and cultural significance of these artefacts far above their commercial worth, driven by a desire to showcase the rich lineage of Chinese ceramics.

謝兆邦先生（1924年—2017年）為香港著名收藏團體求知雅集創始會員之一，私以「中庸草堂」顏其室，外人極少知曉。謝先生樂善好施，收藏興趣極為廣闊，其瓷器收藏上下五千年，包括諸多南北窰口，並不以商業價值為準繩，而旨在於呈現完整的中國陶瓷脈絡。