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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳珍藏
~3082

A CARVED ALOESWOOD ‘DRAGON AND 清乾隆 沉香木雕龍鳳紋觥
PHOENIX’ LIBATION CUP
來源:
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) 香港佳士得，2015年12月2日，拍品3264號
The deep cup is carved from a single piece of wood, resting on three
small cloud-feet. The exterior is decorated in openwork with a 比較台北故宮博物院藏一件乾隆近似例，其題材相同，風格近似，惟器身較
phoenix with finely detailed wings and tail perched on an angular 窄，著錄於《匠心與仙工–明清雕刻展》台北，2009年，119–122頁，圖版28號
scroll, accompanied by a small mythical beast and a small chilong. （圖一）。此器乃仿西漢時期角形玉盃之形制與紋飾，見台北故宮博物館藏
A ferocious chilong with sinuous body and a further small chilong 一例，著於《Possessing the Past: Treasures from the National Palace Museum,
clambering on to the loop handle, opposite to the phoenix head with
curled plumage on the rim above the taotie mask suspending a ring Taipei》，紐約，1996年，頁52，圖版14號（圖二）。
handle. 本拍品受制於CITES出入口限制。由於本拍賣品無法提供先前的CITES 歷史證明文件，因此本
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, box 拍賣品將不能獲取允許其於拍賣後運送至香港境外的CITES出口許可證。本拍賣品只可運送
至香港境內的地址或從我們的香港拍賣場提取。請與專家部門聯繫以了解詳情。
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-77,000
P R O V E NAN C E :
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 3264
Compare to a very similar aloeswood libation cup dated to the Qianlong
period in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Uncanny
Ingenuity and Celestial Feats: The Carvings of Ming Qing Dynasties, Taipei,
pp. 119-122, no. 28 (fig. 1). The design is derived from Western Han
dynasty jade cup carved with dragon and phoenix, see one in the National
Palace Museum collection, illustrated in Possessing the Past: Treasures
from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, New York, 1996, p.52, pl.14
(fig. 2).
The historical CITES paperwork for this lot is not available and it will not be possible to
obtain CITES export permits to ship it to addresses outside Hong Kong post-sale. The
item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong
Kong saleroom and office. Please contact the department for further information.

fig. 1 Collection of the National Palace fig. 2 Collection of the National Palace
Museum, Taipei Museum, Taipei
圖一 國立故宮博物院藏品 圖二 國立故宮博物院藏品

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