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105
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明 無款 觀音
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明 無款
觀音
水墨絹本 立軸
91 x 38 cm. (35 7⁄8 x 15 in.)
題識：比丘寧拜手。
妙應遍塵剎，踞石自那伽。蒼崖懸瀑虛，古樹聳雲空。
鈐印：□山
Mineo Hata was born to a family of soy sauce brewers in 1949 near Shimane Prefecture’s Izumo Grand Shrine. Growing up surrounded by this landscape and its palpable divinity, he developed a distinct aesthetic sensitivity. As with most families in the soy sauce business, his family was financially comfortable, and his grandfather also served as the chair of the village council.
In 1967 Mineo moved to Tokyo and began working for a company dealing in medical devices by visiting doctors’ offices door-to-door, but decided that this should not be his life’s work. Mineo’s interests began to shift toward antiquities at this time. He began to frequent antique shops, purchasing pieces that piqued his interest. Taking inspiration from the written work of Mingei folk-craft movement founder Yanagi Sōetsu, Mineo left his salaried job in 1976. By 1984, he opened his first storefront as Hata Kobijutsu on Osaka’s Nishitenma Oimatsu-dōri, where established major dealers, such as Hirano Kotōken, had their shops. In 1990, he was granted membership into what is perhaps western Japan’s most elite group of dealers, the Osaka Art Club, and in 1992 he opened a second store in Ashiya near his home in Kobe.
By the mid-1990s, between opening his own brick-and-mortar stores and gaining admission to the Osaka Art Club, Mineo’s business had grown steadily. He maintained relationships with both museums and individual collectors and began to participate in international auctions. In 2023, he consigned many Chinese art pieces in “Mineo Hata: An Instinctive Eye” sale at Christie’s New York and achieved tremendous results. Hata Mineo’s journey to prominence as an antique dealer drew upon many sources, from the philosophy of Yanagi Sōetsu to the divine beauty of his native Izumo. Given his remarkable background, surely there has been no greater joy in his career than that of engaging with exquisite objects.
1949年，秦峰男誕生於島根縣出雲大社附近一個醬油釀造商家庭。秦氏在此環境氛圍中長大成人，造就了他特有的審美意趣。跟大多數醬油釀造商一樣，秦氏家境頗為優渥，其祖父更獲推選為主席，執管村中事務。1967年，首都東京的企業大量招聘高中畢業生，以滿足增長迅猛的行業需求，由此興起了一股「集團就職」熱潮，秦氏亦趁此機會移居東京。初來乍到，他獲一家醫療設備貿易公司聘用，挨家挨戶到診所推銷商品，但他心中暗忖究竟能否以此作為終身職業。
值此期間，秦氏的興趣逐漸轉向古玩。他開始光顧古玩店，購藏一些心儀之作。其後，他拜讀了民藝運動發起人柳宗悅的著作並深受啟發，遂於1976年毅然辭職。根據柳宗氏的哲學，真正的美源於末經斧鑿的天然素材，心無雜念的匠人方能將之轉化為藝術品的靈魂。這種極簡的審美意趣，貫穿了柳宗氏的藝術評鑑手法。秦氏以柳宗氏倡行的美學來對待藝術品，即直覺先行，市場風向次之，鍥而不捨地全力蒐求一流作品。1984年，他在大阪西天滿老松通開設首家「秦氏古美術」（Hata Kobijutsu）古玩店，此處各大古董店林立，平野古陶軒（Hirano Kotōken）便是一例。1990年，他正式成為關西菁英古董商雲集之所——大阪美術俱樂部——的會員；1992年，他在神戶住所附近的蘆屋市開設第二家古玩店。
九十年代中期，亦即秦氏開設實體店到加入大阪美術俱樂部期間，其業務蒸蒸日上。他與博物館及私人藏家關係良好，與此同時也開始在國際拍賣會上參與競投。2023年9月，他委託紐約佳士得推出“靈心慧目：秦峰男中國藝術集珍”拍賣，推出珍藏已久的青銅器與瓷器，得到業界認可與肯定，成績斐然。秦氏之所以能在古玩界脫穎而出，端賴多方面的契機與造化，諸如柳宗悅之美學，或是其家鄉出雲的聖潔之美。這些非同凡響的經歴，使他視每次與藝術珍品的邂逅為一大樂事。
觀音
水墨絹本 立軸
91 x 38 cm. (35 7⁄8 x 15 in.)
題識：比丘寧拜手。
妙應遍塵剎，踞石自那伽。蒼崖懸瀑虛，古樹聳雲空。
鈐印：□山
Mineo Hata was born to a family of soy sauce brewers in 1949 near Shimane Prefecture’s Izumo Grand Shrine. Growing up surrounded by this landscape and its palpable divinity, he developed a distinct aesthetic sensitivity. As with most families in the soy sauce business, his family was financially comfortable, and his grandfather also served as the chair of the village council.
In 1967 Mineo moved to Tokyo and began working for a company dealing in medical devices by visiting doctors’ offices door-to-door, but decided that this should not be his life’s work. Mineo’s interests began to shift toward antiquities at this time. He began to frequent antique shops, purchasing pieces that piqued his interest. Taking inspiration from the written work of Mingei folk-craft movement founder Yanagi Sōetsu, Mineo left his salaried job in 1976. By 1984, he opened his first storefront as Hata Kobijutsu on Osaka’s Nishitenma Oimatsu-dōri, where established major dealers, such as Hirano Kotōken, had their shops. In 1990, he was granted membership into what is perhaps western Japan’s most elite group of dealers, the Osaka Art Club, and in 1992 he opened a second store in Ashiya near his home in Kobe.
By the mid-1990s, between opening his own brick-and-mortar stores and gaining admission to the Osaka Art Club, Mineo’s business had grown steadily. He maintained relationships with both museums and individual collectors and began to participate in international auctions. In 2023, he consigned many Chinese art pieces in “Mineo Hata: An Instinctive Eye” sale at Christie’s New York and achieved tremendous results. Hata Mineo’s journey to prominence as an antique dealer drew upon many sources, from the philosophy of Yanagi Sōetsu to the divine beauty of his native Izumo. Given his remarkable background, surely there has been no greater joy in his career than that of engaging with exquisite objects.
1949年，秦峰男誕生於島根縣出雲大社附近一個醬油釀造商家庭。秦氏在此環境氛圍中長大成人，造就了他特有的審美意趣。跟大多數醬油釀造商一樣，秦氏家境頗為優渥，其祖父更獲推選為主席，執管村中事務。1967年，首都東京的企業大量招聘高中畢業生，以滿足增長迅猛的行業需求，由此興起了一股「集團就職」熱潮，秦氏亦趁此機會移居東京。初來乍到，他獲一家醫療設備貿易公司聘用，挨家挨戶到診所推銷商品，但他心中暗忖究竟能否以此作為終身職業。
值此期間，秦氏的興趣逐漸轉向古玩。他開始光顧古玩店，購藏一些心儀之作。其後，他拜讀了民藝運動發起人柳宗悅的著作並深受啟發，遂於1976年毅然辭職。根據柳宗氏的哲學，真正的美源於末經斧鑿的天然素材，心無雜念的匠人方能將之轉化為藝術品的靈魂。這種極簡的審美意趣，貫穿了柳宗氏的藝術評鑑手法。秦氏以柳宗氏倡行的美學來對待藝術品，即直覺先行，市場風向次之，鍥而不捨地全力蒐求一流作品。1984年，他在大阪西天滿老松通開設首家「秦氏古美術」（Hata Kobijutsu）古玩店，此處各大古董店林立，平野古陶軒（Hirano Kotōken）便是一例。1990年，他正式成為關西菁英古董商雲集之所——大阪美術俱樂部——的會員；1992年，他在神戶住所附近的蘆屋市開設第二家古玩店。
九十年代中期，亦即秦氏開設實體店到加入大阪美術俱樂部期間，其業務蒸蒸日上。他與博物館及私人藏家關係良好，與此同時也開始在國際拍賣會上參與競投。2023年9月，他委託紐約佳士得推出“靈心慧目：秦峰男中國藝術集珍”拍賣，推出珍藏已久的青銅器與瓷器，得到業界認可與肯定，成績斐然。秦氏之所以能在古玩界脫穎而出，端賴多方面的契機與造化，諸如柳宗悅之美學，或是其家鄉出雲的聖潔之美。這些非同凡響的經歴，使他視每次與藝術珍品的邂逅為一大樂事。