清乾隆 黃玉仿古乳丁紋雙聯璧

the large boulder of an attractive warm yellow colour accentuated with russet patches, boldly worked as a pair of link-hinged circular bi discs, each centred with a central aperture set with a turnable reticulated circular plaque, one enclosing a yin-yang symbol within scrollwork, the other similarly decorated with scrollwork bordering a pearl flanked by a pair of angular scrolls, meticulously worked on both sides with dense rows of raised bosses between two beaded edges, the discs hinged by a square rink decorated with spirls and luoshu diagrams of raised dots linking a pair of angular loops in the form of a stylised kui dragon projecting from the sides of the discs, the link detailed in low relief with scrollwork and raised bosses, wood stand

Christian R. Holmes 夫人收藏，紐約
Frank Caro，紐約
賽克勒（1913-87）收藏
紐約佳士得2009年3月18日，編號399

《3000 Years of Chinese Jade》，紐約，1939年，頁45及88，編號225

Good overall condition. The interior of the link has been applied with a delicate layer of wax or adhesive, to protect the fragile fissure.
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學古而出新，扎根中國傳統文化。乾隆一朝，高宗秉持此道，好藏善鑑，幾暇之時，賞宮廷蓄貯殷周青銅、兩宋雅瓷、高古美玉等。其美學品味、崇古之好，對清中期文藝發展，影響極深，是以時興復古之作，形形式式，此玉雙聯璧正為當中佳例。玉質溫潤，綴以褐斑仿玉沁，巧雕雙璧妙相連，樸雅精緻兼備，極盡模古之意，更顯乾隆一朝之精湛工藝。

以小套環相連之玉聯璧，東周已有，例見 Winthrop 收藏，璧有漩渦式穀紋，兩旁有獸狀飾往外延伸，圖載於羅樾，《Ancient Chinese Jades》，哈佛大學福格藝術博物館，劍橋，1975年，頁342，編號507。清宮舊藏且有一漢代褐斑白玉雙聯璧，尺寸較小，璧正面各浮雕螭龍成雙，背面則綴雲龍，二璧以飾獸面紋及琢「延年」二字之小玉圈相聯，現存台北國立故宮博物院 （故玉003335）。

清時匠人或以宮中舊藏古玉連璧為藍本，然活動鏤空璧心，則似為清朝新創。此品璧心，一飾太極圖，象徵宇宙本源，陰陽混沌，周而復始，另一璧心則雕黻紋，是謂明辨，有帝王明辨是非、知錯能改之寓。相連二璧之小玉套環，背面凸雕穀粒排列而成之「洛書」圖案，古又稱「九宮圖」、「九宮算」，或西方所謂之「魔方」或「幻方」，其竪排、橫列或對角總和皆相同，此套環上之每列總和則為十五。洛書，最早見於西漢 ，相傳乃蒼天授予賢君之圖象、數列。二璧心鏤宇宙、賢帝之徵，配以套環之飾，猶如天賜明君洛書，恰到好處。

清朝相類玉雙聯璧有數例，如北京故宮博物院藏璧，尺寸稍大，一面同飾乳丁紋，另一面則綴穿雲龍鳳，有「龍鳳合璧」之意，璧心也飾卷雲太極及黻紋，二璧以方形套環為中軸，同以夔龍身相連，造形與此類近，惟本品略顯簡約，圖見於《中國玉器全集》，卷6：清，石家莊，1993年，圖版250-251。北京故宮博物院另藏一例，原為清宮舊藏，尺寸更大，璧正面飾穿雲龍鳳，背面臥蠶紋，見於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集．玉器（下）》，香港，1995年，圖版128，書中指其方形套環一面飾獸面紋，另一面則凸雕穀粒，或為洛書。《中國藝術國際展覽會》，皇家藝術學院，倫敦，1935-36年曾展出英國國王喬治五世藏白玉雙聯璧，編號2327。戴潤齋舊藏且有一例，售於紐約蘇富比2011年3月22日，編號81。