The Oriental Ceramic Society (OCS) was founded in London on January 21, 1921 by 12 collectors of connoisseurs, and has maintained internal exchanges with 12 members for the next ten years. In 1933, the field of the society began to extend from ceramics to various categories of Asian art , also began to accept new members, many famous art historians and collectors joined. In 1935, the epic London International Chinese Art Exhibition, co-organized by the founders of the Society George Eumorfopoulos, Sir Percival David and other members, changed the course Western collection of Chinese art forever. SACA has introduced these great collectors one after another in the past year. This is the first retrospective article about OCS and a great gathering about Chinese art ...
东方陶瓷学会(OCS)由12位收藏鉴赏家于1921年1月21日在伦敦成立,随后十年一直保持12位成员的内部交流;1933年学会涉及的领域开始从陶瓷延伸到亚洲艺术各个门类,并开始接纳新会员,一时间许多著名艺术史学家和收藏家纷纷加入。1935年,学会创始人乔治·尤摩弗帕勒斯与大维德爵士等学会成员,共同组织的史诗级伦敦中国国际艺术展览会,更是改变了整个西方对中国艺术收藏的格局。SACA在过去一年里陆续介绍了这些伟大的收藏家,这是关于OCS的第一个回顾合集,也是一次关于中国艺术伟大的聚会…
Tranquil Ease:Important Members of the OCS
松声鹿鸣:伟大藏家与伦敦东方陶瓷学会
创始人 - 乔治·尤摩弗帕勒斯
Founding President 1921 - 1939
▲ 乔治·尤摩弗帕勒斯,George Eumorfopoulos,(1863-1939): 东方陶瓷学会创始人,从审美出发,他是推崇唐三彩艺术性的先驱;他有着非凡的敏感度和感受力,在购买第二件青铜器时就已经感受到“一种礼仪的暗示与精神性与他同在”;他创立了东方陶瓷学会(OCS);举办了伯灵顿展览(Burlington Exhibition)
George Eumorfopoulos, (1863-1939): Founder of the Oriental Ceramic Society. From the aesthetic point of view, he is a pioneer who esteems the three-colored art of the Tang Dynasty; He had already felt "a ritual suggestion and spirituality with him" when he bought his first Chinese Ritual Bronze; he founded the Oriental Ceramic Society (OCS); held the 1935 International Chinese Art Exhibition in Royal Academy, London.
点击回顾 Click to Review 2019年5月20日 - 归去来兮:引领潮流的伟大收藏家 - Eumorfopoulos
“乔治·尤摩弗帕勒斯(George Eumorfopoulos)是一位非同凡响的收藏家。当大家觉得拥有非凡的审美品味,令人赞叹的序列收藏就已经足够的时候, Eumorfopoulos先生用其一生完美的展示了一条通向更高境界的路…”
"George Eumorfopoulos is an extraordinary collector. When everyone thinks that having an extraordinary aesthetic taste and an amazing collection of arts is enough, Mr. Eumorfopoulos has perfected his life to shows a way to a higher level ... "
“从审美出发,他是推崇唐三彩艺术性的先驱;他有着非凡的敏感度和感受力,在购买第二件青铜器时就已经感受到“一种礼仪的暗示与精神性与他同在”;他创立了东方陶瓷学会(OCS);举办了1935年伦敦中国艺术国际展览会(Burlington Exhibition)…”
连接有趣的灵魂,Eumorfopoulos先生在完成伟大序列的同时展示出来的贵族精神、分享精神、合作精神、领袖精神都无不指引启迪了无数中国艺术的拥护者。这是真正的以人为本,超越物质占有的另一个境界(Unified Brilliance)。
Connecting interesting souls, Mr. Eumorfopoulos demonstrated the noble spirit, sharing spirit, cooperation spirit, and leadership spirit while completing the great collection, which inspired numerous Chinese art advocates. This is truly spiritual, transcendence of material possession to the realms of unified brilliance.
正如文章的题目一样,当我们回顾Eumorfopoulos序列的时候,我们感受到更多是一个慈祥长者的凝聚力,归去来兮… 像一道在Enbankment一样永远打开的家门,孜孜不倦的为世人引领一条从物质占有到精神自由的漫长回归之路。
Just like the title of the article, when we review the Eumorfopoulos collection, we feel that it is more the cohesiveness of a kind elder tirelessly leading the world from appreciating material to spiritual freedom.
“在人类伟大的艺术品面前,几乎所有信息最后都无不指向了文化。找到文化的线索,也就找到有趣灵魂,找到天、地、人的和谐。也许,这才是艺术最终的目的…”
"In presence of mankind's great artwork, almost all clues eventually leads to culture. Upon discovering the clues of culture, one also find interesting souls and the harmony of heaven, earth, and people. Perhaps this is the ultimate purpose of art ..."
Sir Alan Barlow
第三任主席 - 艾伦·巴洛爵士
President 1943 - 1964
▲ 艾伦·巴洛爵士担任过英国首相秘书,主持东方陶瓷学会18年,其显赫的收藏序列现藏牛津Ashmolean博物馆、大英博物馆、V&A博物馆:涵盖高古青铜器、三彩、宋瓷。巴洛男爵伉俪一生为教育不遗余力,他贵族式的抉择对收藏家和专家都影响至深。
Sir Allen Barlow served as the Secretary of the British Prime Minister and chaired the Oriental Ceramic Society for 18 years. His prominent collections are now in the Oxford Ashmolean Museum, British Museum, and V & A Museum: covering ancient bronzes, three-colored, and Song porcelain. Baron Barlow devoted all his life to education, and his aristocratic choice had a profound impact on collectors and experts.
「点击回顾 2019年6月11日 - 粹美悠长:贵族式的抉择 - Sir Alan & Lady Barlow」
“巴洛爵士伉俪对于自己的收藏心得鲜有解释,他们是行动派,通过举办展览、学术交流等实际行动来实现对自己价值与理念的传播…”
1936年的东方陶瓷学会的一次聚会中,男爵罕见地分享了其收藏理念,鼓舞影响了许多陶瓷学会的会员。1961年退休时,学会特地重新印刷了这篇感性的文章向他致敬 — 「The Collector and the Expert - 思考收藏家与专家」。
"Sir Barlow has little explanation for his collection experience. They are activists, and they spread their values and ideas through practical activities such as exhibitions and academic exchanges ..."
At a meeting of the Oriental Ceramic Society in 1936, the Baron rarely shared his collection philosophy, inspiring many members of the Ceramic Society. When he retired in 1961, the Society reprinted this emotional article to pay tribute to him-"The Collector and the Expert".
“在这篇有趣的文章中提到两个很关键的问题:1. 收藏家如何证明自己有用(而不是贪婪、自私、物欲、假标准、随波逐流的?);2. 假设收藏家可以成立,那么他们与专家的之间关系应该是怎样?”
"Two key questions are mentioned in this interesting article: 1. How do collectors prove themselves useful (rather than greed, selfishness, materialism, false standards, follow the wave?); 2. Assuming collectors usefulness can be established, what should their relationship with the experts be? "
要说从这篇充满英国式幽默又逻辑缜密的文章中能体会到什么,那应该是“一种平衡” (a sense of balance):收藏家和专家都应该谦逊的交流,取长补短。专家在拥护科学证据的同时,也要尊重收藏家的“敏锐直觉和经验”;收藏家则是要善用专家的资料来佐证辅助自己的判断。
What we can learn from Sir Barlow's British style of humor and logically meticulous article, is "a sense of balance": collectors and experts should communicate humbly and learn from each other. While experts support scientific evidence, they must also respect the collector's "keen intuition and experience"; collectors also could make good use of expert data to support their own judgments.
“巴洛爵士轻松调侃的背后,实际上是以一种贵族式的高标准在要求鉴赏家和专家:他强调收藏家要不懈努力去超越自己才能实现背负社会责任的格局;而专家则是要持续抱以严以待己的高标准,才能成为鉴赏家收藏之路上的灯塔…”
Sir Alan & Lady Barlow并没有将自己的所有时间和财富用来登峰造极,相反的,她们在收藏上反对一味的好胜与贪婪;与其独自登顶,不如同舟共进… 这,不就是文化的力量吗?
"Behind Sir Barlow's easy ridicule, he actually demanded connoisseurs and experts with a high standard of aristocracy: he emphasized that collectors must work tirelessly to surpass themselves in order to achieve the pattern of social responsibility; experts are expected to continue to maintain high professional standards in order to become a beacon on the way to connoisseurs' collection ... "
Sir Alan & Lady Barlow does not use all his time and wealth to reach the peak. Instead, they oppose blind wins and greed in the collection; instead of climbing to the top alone, he invites everyone to come along, Isn't this the power of culture?
Sir Herbert Ingram
赫伯特·英格拉姆爵士
▲ Sir Herbert Ingram,东方陶瓷学会的长期会员,越窑的收藏尤其出色。英格拉姆爵士的收藏涵盖高古青铜、玉器和陶瓷,以绿色为线索,解脱“材质”对收藏的束缚。
Sir Herbert Ingram, a long-time member of the Oriental Ceramic Society, has a particularly good collection at Yueyao. Sir Ingram's collection covers ancient bronzes, jadeware and ceramics, using green as a clue to release the "material" from the collection.
点击回顾 2019年6月19日 - 雨后空林:时间的翠色 - 收藏界的梅西 Sir Herbert Ingram
“Sir Herbert & Lady Ingram从雨后空林般的翠色中得到对收藏材质的解放和自由,爵士伉俪毕生收藏犹如一曲由青铜、玉器和陶瓷一同奏响的三重奏,粹美悠长,引人深思…”
从一件青铜器,引申出来却是伟大的历史和有趣的灵魂的交融。从东方的先行者、收藏家端方;到西方收藏巨人摩根J.P.Morgan,顶级经纪人福开森Furgerson这样的奉献者…这些有趣灵魂的碰撞不是一种巧合,更像是一种必然。
"Sir Herbert & Lady Ingram gets the liberation and freedom of the collection materials from the green forest-like green after the rain. The Ingram collection is like a trio played by bronze, jade and ceramics. ... "
From a piece of bronze, to a blend of great history and interesting soul. From the forerunners and collectors in the East like Duan Fang; to devotees like the Western collector giant J.P. Morgan, the top dealer Furgerson ... the collision of these interesting souls is not a coincidence, but a necessity.
“在这些前辈伟大的序列和人生经历里,物与收藏早已化身为材质与媒介,激励他们前行的是超越材质的精神和文明。他们脑海里回荡的,不是金币碰撞的叮叮声,而是文化和人类精神交织的永恒协奏曲…”
Sir Harry Garner
哈利·戛纳爵士
President 1967 - 1970
▲ Sir Harry Garner的一生是探寻知识的一生,作为一个科学家收藏家,他从来没有停止过进步。材质、金钱、名誉也从来没有困扰过他的收藏生涯,他是一个全方位的藏家。 哈利戛纳爵士的收藏虽以漆器、明清瓷器数量较多,但其宋瓷藏品的质量却已登峰造极: 他轻松用两只最高品质的传世汝窑盏托,将自己与宋徽宗、宋高宗、寿成皇后的名字紧紧联系在一起…
Sir Harry Garner's life is a life of searching for knowledge. As a scientist collector, he has never stopped progressing. Materials, money and reputation have never bothered him in his collecting career. He is an all-round collector. Although the collection of Sir Harry Cannes includes a large number of lacquerware and Ming and Qing porcelains, the quality of his Song porcelain collection has reached its peak: he easily uses two highest quality heirloom Ru ware cupholder to ascend himself to the level of Emperor Song Huizong and Song Gaozong, his name will forever be linked to the great palace of Shoucheng in history.
点击回顾 2019年7月20日 - 信手拈来:哈利·戛纳爵士的汝窑传奇
他的一生充满情感的感性又不乏知识的理性:1922年左右他联合创立了业余交响乐团Farnborough Symphony Orchestra,并担任大提琴手;他是东方陶瓷学会的第五任主席,多次东方陶瓷学会展览的委员会主席;他是大量学术论文的撰写人,漆器的专家;他是大维德爵士敬仰的人…
所以如果我们要问:如何做一个捡漏汝窑的人? 那么,跳蚤市场上如狙击手般看似轻松的决定性瞬间,其实并不是偶然。与其说哈利·戛纳爵士捕获了汝窑,不如说是汝窑在等待他的到来。
His life is full of emotional sensibility: around 1922 he co-founded the amateur symphony orchestra Farnborough Symphony Orchestra and served as a cellist; he is the fifth president of the Oriental Ceramic Society, and has exhibited at many exhibitions Chairman of the committee; he is the author of a large number of academic papers, an expert in lacquerware; he is also admired by Sir Percival David.
One might ponder on the issue of how to spot the precious Ru ware out of a flea market. Well, the decisive moment on the flea market that looks as easy as a sniper is not accidental. It is not so much that Sir Harry Garner captured Ru cupstand, it is more like the Ru piece waiting for his arrival.
Sir Percival David
大维德爵士
▲ Sir Percival David的一生被贴上了三个标签:伟大的瓷器收藏家、伟大的策展人、伟大的教育家。他在20世纪30年代就讨论秘色瓷与越窑,他是元青花纪年罐的主人,他对汝窑的鉴定论文比发现汝窑清凉寺窑址还早将近半个世纪…
Sir Percival David has three labels for his extraordinary life: a great porcelain collector, a great curator, a great educator. He discussed the concept of "Mise - secret colour" porcelain and its connection with Yue kiln in the 1930s. He was the owner of the earliest dated blue and white vase (the David vase) from the Yuan Dynasty, and his scholarly paper on Ru kiln was nearly half a century before the discovery of official site of Ru kiln at Qingliang Temple site.
点击回顾 2019年8月10日 - 高山卧游:帝国的黄昏与消失的宋瓷 - Sir Percival David
大维德爵士是一位有持续性影响力的藏家,他展示了身为一名伟大收藏家应该具备的基本素质:
“不但要有洞察力(Percipience)、图像记忆力(Visual Memory)、灵气(Ingenuity)和不懈追寻(Tirelessness in Persuit),还要有学者般的直觉和素养…(Scholarly Instinct & Discipline)…”
Sir Percival David is an influential collector and he has demonstrated the basic qualities of a great collector:
"Not only must there be insight, visual memory, ingenuity and tirelessness in persuit, but also scholarly instinct and literacy ..."
“大维德爵士是一个好学、正能量的富二代,他善于把握时机,将其显赫的身世、灵气逼人的才华和超人一等的学习能力转化成正能量,无私分享自己的资源和收藏,亲力亲为,砥砺前行… 他一生的好友众多,几乎涵整个20世纪的所有收藏精英,他敬佩的戛纳爵士(Sir Harry Garner)都感慨地赞誉大维德爵士为我们这个时代最伟大的中国艺术鉴赏收藏家…”
"Sir Percival David is a wealthy second-generation student who is eager to learn and has positive energy. He is good at seizing the opportunity to turn his remarkable life experience, his aura of talent and superhuman first-class learning ability into positive energy, sharing his resources and collections selflessly , Personally, forging ahead ... He has many friends throughout his life, including almost all the collectors of the entire 20th century. Sir Harry Garner, whom he admires, praised Sir David the great Chinese art of our time Appreciate collectors ... "
King Gustaf VI of Sweden
瑞典国王古斯塔夫六世阿道夫
▲ 瑞典国王古斯塔夫六世阿道夫的人生经历令人肃然起敬。他总是知道自己要什么,并毫不犹豫地为其目标奋斗到底。从与玛格丽特公主的婚姻,到对大自然、杜鹃花的喜爱,到考古、建筑、中国艺术的追求,他总是一丝不苟,默默地做到极致,这应该就是真正的北欧贵族精神…
The life experience of Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf is awe-inspiring. He always knows what he wants and fight to his end without hesitation. From his marriage to Princess Margaret, to his love for nature and rhododendrons, to the pursuit of archeology, architecture, and Chinese art, he is always meticulous and silently to the extreme. This is the true reflection of Nordic aristocratic spirit.
点击回顾 2019年9月2日 - 王的盛宴:古斯塔夫六世的中国情怀 - King Gustaf VI Adolf
当我们去看待一个收藏家成功的时候,我们总是忘了他在其他方面也是一样的优秀。古斯塔夫六世完美地为世人展示了一个理想的收藏家应该如何把人性放在首位,收藏家要做一个活生生的人,而不应是一个收集的机器。
When we look at the success of a collector, we always forget that he is equally good in other respects. Gustav VI perfectly showed the world how an ideal collector should put human nature first. The collector should be a living person, not a collection machine.
“瑞典国王古斯塔夫六世阿道夫一生收藏超过2600件中国艺术品,国王的收藏是对中国艺术的多样性和丰富性的一次罕见而又趋近完美的展示…”
"The King of Sweden Gustav VI Adolf collected more than 2,600 pieces of Chinese art in his lifetime. The King's collection is a rare and nearly perfect display of the diversity and richness of Chinese art ..."
从青铜时代到明清时代,每一件藏品都经过国王本人最认真的筛选,并肩负着展示传播中华艺术文明最灿烂一面的使命…
“这个令人震撼的收藏序列的创造者已经超越了一个对中国艺术无私奉献的收藏鉴赏家的角色,古斯塔夫六世已然是一位备受尊重的中国艺术学者,一位真正的智者…”
From the Bronze Age to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, each collection has been carefully screened by the King himself, and shoulders the mission of displaying and spreading the most brilliant side of Chinese art civilization ...
"The creator of this stunning collection sequence has transcended the role of a collector of selfless dedication to Chinese art. Gustav VI is already a well-respected Chinese art scholar and a true wise ... "
Dr. Carl Kempe
卡尔·坎普博士
▲ Dr. Johan Carl Kempe 是名声显赫的瑞典工业家、商人、运动员,曾于1912年斯德歌尔摩夏季奥运会勇夺男子双人网球赛银牌。 卡尔·坎普珍罕金银器收藏,在品质的精细挑选和品类覆盖之广度,是艺术拍卖场上前所未见,也是难能可贵的收藏教科书…
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe is a well-known Swedish industrialist, businessman and athlete. He won the silver medal of the men's doubles in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. Carl Kempe's rare gold and silver collection, the fine selection of quality and the breadth of category coverage, is unprecedented in the art auction. His collection is certainly a valuable and textbook example of connoisseurship.
点击回顾 2019年4月9日 - 翩若惊鸿:卡尔·坎普序列金银器传奇
Alfred Clark
阿尔弗雷德·克拉克
▲ 阿尔弗雷德·克拉克(Alfred Clark),值得留意的是,几乎所有的克拉克伉俪珍藏,无论是以什么方式传承,经过多少位名家的珍惜,最后返回市场的时候最闪光的名字还是荣归克拉克伉俪。如何成为克拉克,如何造就一个不可磨灭的审美帝国?这也许便是克拉克伉俪为后世留下的一个有趣而又永恒的议题…
Alfred Clark, it is worth noting that almost all Clarke's collections, no matter how they are passed down, in possession of any famous names, the most shining provenance when they finally return to the market is still Clark.
How to become Clark, and how to create an indelible aesthetic empire? This may be an interesting and timeless quest that Clark left for future generations of collectors and experts.
点击回顾 2019年11月4日 - 松隐幽归:绽放自然的克拉克伉俪珍藏 - the Alfred & Ivy Clark Collection
“克拉克伉俪大部分藏品都选择了出售而不是捐赠,但这丝毫不影响他们的藏家地位和身份,甚至可以说是用市场走出了一条属于自己的路,连大维德爵士都念念不忘敬佩有加…”
克拉克伉俪是众多行业精英与顶级藏家的追捧对象:安宅英一1975年购买的克拉克梅瓶、铁路基金会和MOA美术馆的绿釉兔罐、坂本五郎珍藏几十年的2014年克拉克定窑、克拉克官窑菊瓣洗、卡佩罗收藏的2018年克拉克黑釉鹧鸪斑葵口洗等…
"Most of Clark's collections were sold instead of donated, but this did not affect their status as collectors. It can even be said that they used the market to create their own way and fame. "
Clark collection is sought-after objects of many industry elites and top collectors: the Clarke Plum bottle purchased by Eiichi Yakuzawa in 1975, the green-glazed rabbit pot of the Railway Foundation and the MOA Art Museum, and the 2014 Clark Ding Washer was collected by Goro Sakamoto. Clark's Guan chrysanthemum lobed washer, Capello's collection of Clarke's black glazed iron-splash Ding dish in 2018, the list goes on.