拍賣筆記 vol.265 灰被天目：傳世南宋建窯斗笠茶碗，Kelekian收藏，18.19萬港元成交，司徒河偉舊藏、仇國仕珍藏 - Haikatsugi Tenmoku, Ex-Kelekian Collection Sold for GBP17780, Ex-Henry Howard-Sneyd, Nicolas Chow Collection

SACA
Nov 2
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Updated: 4 days ago

18.19萬港元成交，價格並不貴，是書面委托買下。2025年11月20日，新買家公開身分，是蘇富比的仇國仕先生，在instagram的描述中他提到，收到的時候和這件禪宗關聯的茶碗迷失了一小時。有時候，人挑東西，但有時候，東西也挑人。

這件傳世天目茶碗傳承顯赫，來自蘇富比的老將司徒河偉，收藏了近25年。曾經於芝加哥藝術博物館展出，由Kelekian早年從日本購得。口沿有被確認為桃山時代修復的大漆，十分有學術意義，代表千利休時代這件器物已經流傳。此件作品與傳說中的利休灰十分相似，加上在利休時代已經傳承，應該是利休茶道精神的實證，十分難得。

On 20 November 2025, the identity of the new buyer was made public: Mr. Nicolas Chow of Sotheby’s. In his Instagram note, he mentioned that upon receiving the bowl, which is associated with Zen practice, he became so absorbed in it that he “lost an hour.” At times, we believe we choose an object; yet at other times, it is the object that seems to choose us.

This transmitted Tenmoku tea bowl boasts an illustrious provenance, having once been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and originally acquired in Japan by Dikran Kelekian in the early 20th century. The rim bears a lacquer repair identified as dating to the Momoyama period, lending the piece significant academic value as evidence that it was already treasured and preserved in the age of Sen no Rikyū. Closely resembling the legendary “Rikyū Gray” (Rikyū-gure 利休灰) ware, and demonstrably transmitted during Rikyū’s own time, this bowl may be regarded as a rare and tangible embodiment of the Rikyū tea aesthetic and spirit.