拍品 368
  • 368

清乾隆 和闐青玉卧牛

估價
300,000 - 500,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • jade
carved from a massive boulder, the animal naturalistically depicted reclining with its legs tucked beneath the full rounded body and tail flicked to one side, the head turned to the left to face its hind quarters and its horns curled back to its spine, the stone of rich green colour, with some russet veining and opaque celadon mottling

來源

南非私人收藏,約1860年

Condition

The buffalo's right ear chipped off and missing (approximately 22mm by 26mm), otherwise in good general condition. Some surface wear, primarily to underside and crown of head, and some pitting or very shallow chips, primarily to the lower back. Yellowish veining and mottling to the stone, primarily to the top of the neck, across the lower back, the underside of the front right leg and to the tail, with other minor stone flaws.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

臥牛在中國繪畫裡代表寧靜致遠﹑柔能克剛,歌詠田園生活的悠然自得。同時,水牛作為老子(生於西元前604年)的座騎,隱喻著道家的哲學思維。以動物為題的雕刻多半用於禮祭或葬儀,純為清翫而作之動物塑像實屬鳳毛麟角。

中國玉雕可追溯至史前時代,本品可謂箇中翹楚——青玉瑩瑩﹑栩栩如生,其形優美傳神,內斂含蓄,線條曲折有力彷彿雷霆,形制材料兼美,難能可貴。

與本品可相比較之碧玉臥牛曾集珍於數個知名收藏,據稱多半來自圓明園,比如Pelham收藏一作例,2009年5月20日售於梳士巴利Woolley and Wallis,編號388。 另有兩件作例寶蓄吳爾夫慈善基金會(Woolf Charitable Trust),一件得自Jacob Goldschmidt收藏,曾展於《Austellung Chinesischer Kunst》,東亞藝術博物館及柏林普魯士藝術學院,柏林,1929年,編號1085﹑另一件則屬Somerset de Chair、Eckstein及Lionel de Rothchild男爵舊藏,曾兩度售於倫敦蘇富比,1937年4月19日,編號47及1948年12月9日,編號111。Oscar Raphael收藏一作例現貯劍橋費茲威廉博物館,圖刊於林政昇,《The Immortal Stone》,劍橋,2009年,圖版36。另一作例先後出自Alexander Ionides及Hotchis收藏,1954年5月20日售於倫敦蘇富比,編號101。James Cromwell夫人收藏一作例亦曾售於紐約佳士得1983年11月30日,編號275,後經Leona M. Helmsley收藏於紐約佳士得再度出售,2008年3月19日,編號436。

同類之灰玉或黑玉雕牛可見於Somerset de Chair及帕森夫人收藏,此例二度售於倫敦蘇富比,先於1952年7月18日售出,編號50,又於 2004年6月9日再度易手,編號151; Gladwyn爵士收藏一作例曾售於倫敦蘇富比1966年11月1日,編號47,現递藏何鴻卿爵士收藏,著錄於 Jessica Rawson,《 Chinese Jade from Neolithic to the Qing》,倫敦,1995年,圖版26:19;Bulgari and Richard J. Robertson收藏另有一作例曾三度現身拍場,最近一次為倫敦蘇富比2009年11月4日,編號89;Hall家族收藏亦有一例,售於香港蘇富比2010年4月8日,編號1909。