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A CARVED CELADON JADE GROUP OF TWO 元 / 明 青白玉雕雙倚雙馬擺件

HORSES 來源
芝加哥 James W. and Marilyn Alsdorf 珍藏
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
著錄
The piece is carved as two recumbent horses facing opposite Alvin Lo Oriental Art Ltd.,「Auspicious Jade Animals」, 紐約 ,
directions, their necks crossed. The details of the mane and tail are 2001 年，編號 10
delicately incised. The stone is of pale celadon tone with mottled
white inclusions. 兩馬伏臥交頸，五官施以淺浮雕，鬃毛及尾用線刻，身軀豐腴，形象生
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide, box 動。

HK$800,000-1,200,000 US$110,000-160,000 根據學者屈志仁（James Watt）指出 , 兩馬作相鬥或噬咬狀常見於宋代繪
畫及工藝，後代雕馬作品則多作嬉戲狀。可參考一件作蹲伏嬉戲狀之褐
PROVENANCE 斑青白玉雕雙馬，其定年為元，於香港藝術舘《中國肖生玉雕》展出，
1996 年 4 月 19 至 7 月 14 日，圖錄編號 133。另可參考一件雕工與本拍
The Collection of James W. and Marilyn Alsdorf, Chicago 品近似之青玉雕馬，定年為元至明代，載於屈志仁《Chinese Jades from
Han to Ch’ing》，紐約，1980 年，83 頁，編號 66。
LITERATURE

Alvin Lo Oriental Art Ltd., Auspicious Jade Animals, New York,
2001, no. 10

According to J. Watt, depiction of two horses in Chinese paintings
or other art forms changed in their portrayal from being in combat
positions or biting each other to a more playful manner after Song
dynasty. Compare, a greenish-white jade carving of two horses, dated
to Yuan dynasty, exhibited at Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese
Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 19 April-14 July, 1996, p. 152-153, Catalogue
no.133. The carved lines delineating the muscle and legs of the two
horses, are very similar to the present carving. Compare, also, a
mottled greenish-white jade carving of a horse dated Yuan-Ming, in the
collection of Victor Shaw and illustrated by J. Watt in Chinese Jades
from Han to Ch’ing, Hong Kong, 1980, p. 83, no. 66. The depiction of the
eyes, mane and the haunch of the Shaw horse is also quite similar to
the present carving.

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