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Junkunc’s collection to be featured in the publication. Junkunc, along with English collector
Desmond Gure (1905-1970), contributed to the research of this volume. Salmony passed away
before the publication could be completed, but letters between Desmond Gure and Junkunc (above)
reveal that Salmony entrusted Gure and Junkunc to complete his publication. The frst part Fig. 3 An important and very
of the volume was published posthumously and was entitled Chinese Jade Through the Wei rare large early carved greyish-
green jade beaker with gold and
Dynasty, and included the rare jade dragon head in the present sale. Other important works
silver-decorated bronze mount,
from the Junkunc collection included in Salmony’s publication included an important Western Western Han dynasty, early -
Han dynasty jade beaker, which sold at Christie’s New York in September 2006. (Fig. 3) Other mid 2nd century BC. Christie’s
masterpieces of Chinese jade in the Junkunc collection included an imperial set of ten white New York, 19 September 2006,
lot 175.
jades and a rare white jade fgure of Buddha, which sold at Christie’s in March 2007 and March
圖三 西漢 公元前二世紀早中期
2010, respectively. (Figs. 4 and 5)
青玉銅錯銀扣高足杯
A true connoisseur-collector of Chinese ceramics and works of art, Stephen Junkunc, III (opposite above)
described his passion as one which: “becomes a disease. But it’s the one thing in the world that Fig. 4 A very rare and important
never pales or becomes static. It always holds the challenge of more to learn.” Imperial set of ten inscribed
white jades, Song dynasty and
later. Christie’s New York, 22
March 2007, lot 132.
圖四 宋及以後 御製白玉飾一
先生和英國藏家Desmond Gure（1905-1970 Through the Wei Dynasty》，其中收錄了本 組十件
年）參與該書的研究。薩爾莫尼在該書出 場拍賣中的蔣康玉龍首。蔣氏收藏中其它
(right)
版前不幸逝世，他和Desmond Gure及蔣康 收錄於該書的重要藏品包括一件西漢青玉 Fig. 5 A rare large white jade
的通信顯示薩爾莫尼將該書的出版寄託 銅錯銀扣高足杯，2006年9月於紐約佳士 fgure of Buddha, 18th-19th
給了Desmond Gure和蔣康兩位藏家。該書 得拍賣。（圖三）佳士得亦有幸經手其它 century. Christie’s New York,
26 March 2010, lot 1104.
的第一部分隨後付梓，題為《Chinese Jade 兩件蔣氏收藏的玉器精品，其一為宋及以
圖五 十八/十九世紀 白玉佛坐像
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