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line drawing of the present lot
                                                     本拍品之線描圖













         2723 Continued

         Very few other jade ornaments from this period are as intricately carved   此玉珮精緻華美,採對稱佈局,左右各琢飾一合體龍鳳。龍作翹鼻,有
         as the present pendant, which is further distinguished by its white   眉尖,葉形角,張口,彎勾形頦,造型與於長豐、臨淄、南越王墓等地
         and even tone, with very little alteration. The dragons depicted on the   出土的戰國晚期至西漢早期玉器上的龍紋相似。龍體上捲,琢飾圓弧紋、
         present pendant have arched eyebrows, leaf-like horns, split-mouths,
         and arc-shaped jaws, which are similar in style to that found on jade   網格紋、扭絲紋等。龍尾轉化為彎勾形鳳首,鳳眼旁纘有小孔,好以懸
         ornaments excavated at the Changfeng, Lingzi and King of Nanyue   繫其他玉飾。由穿孔的佈局可知,此為成組玉珮最上一件,亦稱為「衍
         tomb sites. The present pendant is pierced with a tiny hole on the left   形珮」。
         and right side for suspension, instead of a hole in the centre, suggesting
         that it would have been worn as the uppermost ornament in a string of   此珮玉質白皙,瑩透少沁,構圖新穎,極富巧思。上端花蕾式的設計,
         group jade ornaments. compare with a slightly more altered ‘dragon’   迴轉圓柔的鳳喙、龍爪、鳳爪、勾雲,與自臨淄商王村出土的齊國玉器
         jade ring of the same period from the Yangdetang Collection, sold at   較為相似。 雕工如此精緻的同期玉飾於市場上極其罕見,試比雕刻風格
         Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 2756.
                                                           近似的一件龍螭紋環,為養德堂舊藏,2018 年 11 月 28 日於香港佳士得
                                                           拍賣,拍品 2756 號。























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