拍品 51
  • 51

明 玉仿古獸面紋雙耳壺

估價
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • Jadite
the oval section pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall tapering neck with everted rim, finely carved to the front and back face with an archaistic strapwork design of interlocking chilong forming taotie masks and centred by a full faced chilong, set to either side of the neck with a lion mask handle suspending a fixed ring, the well polished pale celadon-white stone with russet inclusions

來源

R.H.R.Palmer收藏,編號187
倫敦邦瀚斯2003年6月11日,編號17

Condition

The vase is in very good condition. The stone has several natural flaws which have been skilfully utilised in the overall design.
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拍品資料及來源

明代琢玉工藝盛行仿古,一如本壺淺浮雕獸紋,造工精良,玉質細膩滑潤,形制以商周青銅壺器為藍本,舖首雙耳,飾獸面紋,皆源自上古青銅器紋飾。交龍紋見於東周青銅器,見一蓋壺例,錄於蘇芳淑,《Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronze from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections》,紐約,1995年,圖版37。時匠喜仿古創新,如本品獸面紋,鬚髯齊梳兩分,造型新穎獨特,符合當時審美意趣。

本壺紋飾獨特,同類瓶壺甚罕見,未有相關類例紀錄。可比較一件稍小壺器,紋飾略似本品,壺身刻饕餮紋,北京故宮博物院收藏,圖見《故宮博物院藏品大系·玉器編7(明)》,北京,2011年,圖版19。明代漆器亦見獸面鬚髯齊梳,如一漆盒作例,斷代為永樂年製,北京故宮博物院藏,圖見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集·元明漆器卷》,上海,2006年,圖版25。