清十七至十八世紀 青白玉羲之愛鵝圖雕件

skilfully modelled as Wang Xizhi rendered reclining in a leisurely pose on jagged rockwork by a streaming river with two geese facing each other, the bearded scholar portrayed clad in loose robes and holding a scroll in its left hand, an attendant depicted in the round standing behind him and holding a further goose in his hands, the stone of a pale green colour with veins and inclusions, wood stand

The carving is in overall good condition except for some expected insignificant nicks to the fragile extremities, including the book in Wang's hand as well as his headdress.
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羲之愜意橫臥水岸，笑觀白鵝悠游嬉戲。羲之愛鵝，觀鵝姿態，融入書道筆法，師法自然，傳說，羲之曾抄寫道德經，為與道士換回一鵝。羲之愛鵝圖雕件應屬案頭之物，人物面容描寫自然，納玉石紋路於構圖，現匠人巧心高技。

參考二件羲之愛鵝擺件，分別售於倫敦蘇富比2014年5月14日，編號18，及香港蘇富比1985年11月19日，編號40。並比較一件高士騎馬雕件，香港蘇富比1996年11月5日，編號1044；一件青白玉高士斜倚典籍雕件，展出於《中國玉雕》，香港市政局，香港，1983年，編號176。