Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
A WHITE JADE 'DOUBLE GOURD AND KATYDID' PENDANT, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
Auction Closed
September 22, 03:56 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A WHITE JADE 'DOUBLE GOURD AND KATYDID' PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 白玉雕瓜藤蟈蟈珮 《子岡》仿款
finely carved in the form of a large gourd attached to a gnarled vine issuing furled leaves and curling tendrils, detailed with a katydid chewing a flower on one side, carved with an apocryphal Zigang seal mark in low relief, the stone white with a pale celadon tinge
Height 2¼ in., 5.7 cm
R. Bensabott, Chicago, 1st August 1946.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
來源
R. Bensabott，芝加哥，1946年8月1日
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
The present carving is rare for its combination of subject matter. The double gourd is a symbol of male progeny, while the katydid is a homonym for 'brother', and together they convey the auspicious meaning of wishing one to have more than one son. A white jade 'double gourd' pendant attributed to the Qianlong period, but with a bat, was exhibited in 80th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Han to Qing, S. Marchant & Son, London, 2005, cat. no. 43. See also a 'double gourd' white jade pendant attributed to the 18th century, sold at Christie's New York, 20th September 2005, lot 18.
本品珮題材尤為少見，葫蘆寓意子孫萬代，蟈蟈則與「哥哥」同音，故有祝福多子之意。參考一相類乾隆白玉瓜藤瑞蝠珮，曾展於《80th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Han to Qing》，S. Marchant & Son，倫敦，2005年，編號43。另見一十八世紀白玉瓜瓞綿綿珮，售於紐約佳士得2005年9月20日，編號18。