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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
歐洲士紳珍藏
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A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF 宋 / 元 青白玉雕胡人把件
A FOREIGNER 比較一相似的元代玉雕胡人把件，為巴爾的摩華特斯藝術博物館藏品，
見L.P Roberts著《Chinese Jades》，刊於《Chinese Jades: Selected Articles
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (960-1368)
from Orientations 1983-1996》，香港，1997年，97頁，圖版6號；一件同為單
The figure is finely carved as a foreigner dressed in stylised robes 腳著地的青玉雕胡人像，拍賣於香港邦瀚斯，2019年11月26日，拍品43號；
and holding a drum and mallet in his hands. The facial features 一件服飾相似的元代玉雕胡人戲象把件，拍品於香港蘇富比，2020年11月
are delicately detailed with a large nose and finely incised beard. 27日，拍品543號。
2º in. (5.7 cm.) high
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000 本拍品所雕人物面部凸出的鼻樑及濃密的鬍子，身著的長袍及尖頂帽子等
特征與唐代以來便見於各式材質的藝術品上的粟特胡商人相類。
The current lot compares closely to a jade carving of a foreigner, dated
to the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore,
illustrated in the article ‘Chinese Jades’ by L.P. Roberts, published in
Chinese Jades: Selected Articles from Orientations 1983-1996, Hong Kong,
1997, p.97, fig.6.

Compare also a pale celadon jade carving of a foreigner sold at Bonhams
Hong Kong, 26 November 2019, lot 43, where the figure stands on
one foot, very similar to the present lot.

A further comparable jade carving of a foreigner dating to the
Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong,
27 November 2020, lot 543, where the figure stands next to an
elephant and is portrayed wearing the same style hat and robes.

The current lot most likely represents a Sogdian merchant, widely seen
in all art forms from the Tang dynasty onwards. Easily recognized by their
unique pointy hats and robes and slightly exaggerated facial expressions (back view 背面)
such as the protuberant nose and beard.

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