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From his letters, it seems that Chinese ceramics were one of Junkunc’s first passions in
collecting, and he set a standard for quality and dogged determination that remained
unflagging throughout his collecting career. He wrote to dealers such as W. Dickinson &
Sons in 1935, requiring them to seek out monochromes from the Kangxi and Yongzheng
periods. Nothing but the best would do: only “cabinet pieces” of “very fine quality” would
suffice. A similar request for peachbloom and underglaze-red porcelains was penned to
Bluett & Sons in 1936, and another to H.R. Norton a few months later for “nice pieces in
monochromes… but not the clumsy types with poor color.” His acquisitions following these
letters may perhaps have included the peachbloom amphora of exceptionally deep, soft
above:
red glaze and which is offered as lot 856 in the upcoming March 19th Important Chinese Fig. 3 An important and very
Ceramics and Works of Art sale. rare large early carved greyish-
green jade beaker with gold
and silver-decorated bronze
From ceramics, Junkunc turned his attention to other categories such as Buddhist sculpture, mount, Western Han dynasty,
early - mid 2nd century BC.
and also to early Chinese jade carvings, which presented an opportunity for more scholarly
Christie’s New York,
study. Junkunc’s scholarly approach to Chinese art led him to forge friendships with 19 September 2006, lot 175.
preeminent scholars in the field, such as Alfred Salmony (1890-1958), a leading authority on 圖三 西漢 公元前二世紀早中
期 青玉銅錯銀扣高足杯
opposite above:
Fig. 4 A very rare and
important Imperial set of ten
年）這樣的頂級中國藝術學者。薩爾莫尼教 付託兩位藏家完成著作。該書的第一部分隨 inscribed white jades, Song
授是中國玉器權威，供職於紐約大學美術學 後付梓，題為《Chinese Jade Through the dynasty and later. Christie’s
New York,
院。自1950年代起瓊肯先生和薩爾莫尼開 Wei Dynasty》，其中收錄了本場拍賣中的數 22 March 2007, lot 132.
始深入探討中國玉器。當時薩爾莫尼已計劃 件玉雕。其他載於該書的重要藏品包括一件西 圖四 宋及以後 御製白玉飾
一組十件
編纂一連兩卷儼如百科全書的中國玉器專著 漢青玉銅錯銀扣高足杯，2006年9月於紐約佳
《Chinese Jades of All Periods》，並將錄 士得拍賣（圖三）；宋及以後御製白玉飾一組十 opposite below:
Fig. 5 A rare large white jade
入瓊肯珍藏粹選。英國藏家古爾（Desmond 件，2007年3月於紐約佳士得拍賣；十八/十九
figure of Buddha, 18th-19th
Gure，1905-1970年），亦和瓊肯先生一同參 世紀白玉佛坐像，2010年3月於紐約佳士得拍 century. Christie’s New York,
26 March 2010, lot 1104.
與該書的研究工作。薩爾莫尼在書籍出版前不 賣。（圖四及五）
圖五 十八/十九世紀
幸逝世，其與古爾及瓊肯的通信上顯示，他已 白玉佛坐像
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