Chongzhen|Of tall cylindrical form, deftly painted around the exterior with a continuous scene of General Han Xin on horseback beneath the moon and stars fleeing General Xiao He from behind tall rocks, all between a finely incised band of waves encircling the base and a matching floral scroll on the rim. 18cm (7 1/8in) high.|明崇禎 青花蕭何月下追韓信筆筒Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15 November 1983, lot 204The Chang Foundation collection, (by repute)來源：1983年11月15日於香港蘇富比拍賣，拍品204號據傳為台北鴻禧美術館藏品Han Xin 韓信 (died 196 BC) was a military general who served Liu Bang 劉邦 (died 195 BC) in founding the Han dynasty. Initially, Liu Bang was not impressed with Han Xin and put him in charge of food supplies. After a while, Han Xin became discontented and attempted to desert under the cover of darkness. Xiao He 蕭何 (died 193 BC), one of Liu Bang's chief advisers, recognised his talent, however, and heard that he left. Xiao He immediately chased after Han Xin to bring him back, whereupon Han Xin was promoted to the rank of general.This story, recorded in Sima Qian's Shiji (史記), would have resonated strongly with many scholar-officials during the late Ming dynasty, who felt their talents to serve in the government were not being appreciated under the waning Ming empire. The same motif can be found on a baluster vase, c.1635-40, illustrated in Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, Alexandria, 1990, p.78, no.37.