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THE ROBERT CHANG COLLECTION
張宗憲先生珍藏
3058

A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODEL OF A 清十八世紀 掐絲琺瑯鸚鵡擺件
PARROT AND STAND
來源:
QING DYNASTY, 18CENTURY 蘇格蘭私人舊藏，倫敦佳士得，2017年11月7日，拍品111號
The parrot is naturalistically modelled with eyes inset with glass
beads. The red and turquoise feathers of the body are finely depicted
and the wings are infilled with green, blue, and black enamels. The Though wild parrots and parakeets were native to certain parts of China,
bird is perched on a T-shaped stand decorated with scrolling foliage they gained popularity in the Tang dynasty and there are records of gifts of
and finished with patterned gilt-bronze terminals. The square exotic parrots from Indonesia and Indochina.
base of the stand is elaborately decorated with stylised lotus scrolls, Because of their colourful plumage, their intelligence, and their ability to
supported on four ruyi-shaped feet. 'speak', parrots, parakeets and lories have long been admired in China. The
9º in. (23.5 cm.) high overall parrot is also a symbol of filial piety, featuring in various Buddhist texts,
including Guanyin and the Filial Parrot (also known as 'The Precious Scroll
HK$1,000,000-1,800,000 US$130,000-230,000 of the Parrot' Yingge Baozhuan).
It is likely that the present lot is intended to represent a Fairy Lorikeet
P R O V E NAN C E : (Charmosyna pulchella) or a Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus), either of
The Property of a Scottish Gentleman, sold at Christie’s London, which could have been brought to China from Indonesia.
7 November 2017, lot 111
An almost identical but slightly shorter parrot (22 cm. high) was sold at
Christie’s London, 5 November 2013, lot 280. Compare also with another
cloisonné enamel figure of a cockatoo modelled in a similar style, sold at
Christie’s London, 7 November, 2017, lot 112.

鸚鵡出現於大量佛教故事中，加上本身聰慧及洞曉言詞之天賦，飼養鸚鵡風
行於唐代皇宮貴族間，並成為當時工匠們樂於運用之藝術題材，影響後世。
一形制幾近相同、尺寸稍小之例，於倫敦佳士得2013年11月5日拍賣，拍品280
號；另一相似之掐絲琺瑯鳳頭鸚鵡，於倫敦佳士得2017年11月7日拍賣，拍品
112號。

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