Excerpt from the Internet; Wenbo Shanxi
▲ The stolen items of the Royal Museum of Marymont in Belgium
Ming Dynasty Jiajing colorful fish algae pattern lid jar
According to a report by Chinanews.com in Brussels, the well-known Belgian museum Musée Royal de Mariemont (Musée Royal de Mariemont) reported on April 21 that a Ming Dynasty fish algae lid jar in the museum's collection was stolen, and the case is currently under investigation.
The Royal Museum of Marymont posted on social media on the same day with pictures of the stolen collection, saying that the case occurred in the early morning of April 21 local time. After the incident, the police rushed to the scene to investigate the case.
▲ Stolen Ming Dynasty fish algae pattern lid jar.
Image source: Marimont Royal Museum, Belgium social media accounts.
As can be seen from the attached picture, the stolen fish algae pattern lid jar is exquisitely made, and the porcelain body is painted with swimming fish, algae, lotus pods and other decorations, with colorful colors and expressive decorations.
According to media reports such as the Belgian Dutch-speaking national radio and television station, in 1912, the then Belgian coal tycoon Raoul Warocque (Raoul Warocque) purchased the lid jar after visiting China, and after Waloc's death in 1920, it was donated to the Royal Museum of Marimont in Belgium in accordance with his will. It is regarded as the treasure of the museum.
The museum's director, Richard Vimes, said that all of the museum's security procedures were in effect at the time, alarms went off and cameras captured a series of images. Now, the surveillance footage has been handed over to the police. Vimes felt that it was most likely a targeted theft.
Located in the province of Hainaut in southwestern Belgium, the Marimont Royal Museum is set in a beautiful park. According to the museum's website, most of the museum's collection is the private collection of Wallock, who was interested in Eastern philosophy during his lifetime and brought back a large number of Chinese and Japanese collections after traveling to Asia.
▲ Ming Jiajing colorful fish algae pattern lid jar
Collection of the Palace Museum
▲Ming Jiajing Jingdezhen kiln colorful fish algae pattern jar
Collection of the Shanghai Museum
Wucai porcelain is one of the important varieties of Chinese porcelain, "five" represents diversity, and "Wucai" means colorful. At present, scholars generally believe that five-color porcelain originated from the red and green color of the Jin Dynasty, and among the five-color wares seen, red and green are its basic hues. In the past, it was believed that the real five-colored porcelain began in the Xuande period, but in recent years, research and archaeological excavations have confirmed that the five-color porcelain appeared in the Yuan Dynasty.
Regarding the Jiajing multicolored fish algae pattern lid jar, except for one stolen, there are only eight pieces in the global museum collection, including four in China, which are in the National Museum of China, the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Shanghai Museum and the Tianjin Museum; Four works are in the collections of the Musée Guimet in Paris, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Walters Museum of Art in Baltimore. In the private collection, it is rumored that there are only two.
▲ Ming Jiajing colorful fish algae pattern lid jar
Christie's Hong Kong 2017
The picture above shows the Ming Jiajing multicolored fish algae lid jar, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong in 2017 and sold for more than HK$210 million, which shows its rarity.
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Text/Picture|Comprehensive from Chinanews.com Guanfu Museum