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         A VERY RARE AND SUPERB CARVED CINNABAR            元   剔紅螭龍銜靈芝紋蓋盒
         LACQUER ‘CHILONG’ BOX AND COVER
         YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)                          來源
         The cover is crisply carved with a single chilong, the sinuous   法國私人珍藏
         body with a finely demarked spine extending to the curled   瑞士私人珍藏,入藏於1971年
         bifurcated tail, the muscular legs with combed fur behind
         the calves supported on muscular paws each with three   此漆盒雕工藏鋒不露,構圖簡潔有力,單獨雕刻一只矯健銜芝螭龍在雲
         pronounced claws, the dragons head with a wide snout and   中盤旋,留白空間較多,與同期漆盒一般以滿工雕刻兩至三條螭龍迴
         clutching a lingzhi sprig in its jaw, the bulging eyes below   異,風格獨特,暫未見其他相同例子。有數件斷代宋元的漆盒子,上雕
         the incised brows, the mane with a prominent wave combed   兩條以上螭龍,螭龍造型與本盒較為接近,可資比較。第一件為定年南
         upward into a point below a row of short curls, all framed by   宋的黑漆盒,上雕一對螭龍騰躍於密佈的祥雲中,現藏舊金山亞洲美
         ruyi-shaped scrolling clouds. The rims are encircled by a wide   術博物院,著錄於《舊金山亞洲美術博物院布倫德基氏收藏中國珍貴
         double-line keyfret border, all reserved on a warm brown   文物》,香港,1983年,圖錄圖版85號。京都龍源院藏一件楊茂款剔
         lacquer ground. The interior and base are covered in black   紅盒子,上雕三條銜芝螭龍,1984年10月10日至12月2日展覽於德川美
         lacquer.                                          術館及根津美術館《雕漆》,圖錄圖版180號。紐約大都會博物館藏一
         9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diam., box                     件龍紋較為抽象化的剔黑盒,著錄於《The Florence and Herbert Irving
                                                           Collection》,紐約,1991年,圖16號。
         HK$4,000,000-6,000,000        US$520,000-780,000
                                                           風格相似的螭龍紋飾同樣出現於同期瓷器上,如美國費城藝術博物館藏
         PROVENANCE                                        一件元代龍泉大盤,上貼塑一對澀胎螭龍,造型與本盒相近,典藏編號
         A French private collection                       1946-41-1。
         A Swiss private collection, acquired in 1971
                                                           此器經瑞士Art-Science Consulting碳14 測年法檢測 (測試編號ETH
                                                           34605-01231107),證實與本圖錄之定年符合。




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