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PROPERTY FROM THE HEI-CHI COLLECTION 明 玉馬上封侯擺件 PROPERTY FROM THE HEI-CHI COLLECTION 遼至金 白玉仕女對弈圖牌飾
A JADE ‘HORSE AND MONKEY’ GROUP A RETICULATED WHITE JADE ‘LADIES PLAYING
MING DYNASTY 來源： CHESS’ PLAQUE
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depicting a monkey clambering atop a recumbent horse
and grasping its mane with one hand, the stone of a greyish- 展覽： skilfully worked with varying levels of relief to depict two
celadon colour with extensive black patches skilfully utilised to ladies playing a game of chess, flanked by an attendant and
render the head and right side of the horse 《中國玉雕》，香港藝術館，香港，1983年，編號278 lingzhi blooms issuing from the ground, all below gnarled and
6.3 cm, 2½ in. 《日昇月騰：從敏求精舍藏品看明代》，香港藝術 intertwining branches issuing pine blossoms, the reverse left
館，香港，2015-2016年，編號183 uncarved
PROVENANCE
出版： 7.2 cm, 2¾ in.
Collection of Tingsong Shuwu.
姜濤及劉雲輝，《熙墀藏玉》，北京，2006年，頁175
HK$ 300,000-400,000
EXHIBITED US$ 38,700-52,000
Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong,
1983, cat. no. 278.
The Radiant Ming 1368-1644 through the Min Chiu Society
Collection, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong, 2015-
2016, cat. no. 183.

LITERATURE
Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection,
Beijing, 2006, p. 175.

HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,800-38,700
Such a carving would have been presented to an aspiring 此件栩栩如生，色巧潤澤，寄有飛黃騰達之願，誠同類
official, as the depiction of a monkey atop a horse forms the 器中佳作。相關明代玉雕可參考《中國肖生玉雕》展出
rebus Ma shang feng hou, conveying the wish for a speedy 兩例，香港藝術館，香港，1996年，編號152-153。
promotion.
Compare two related Ming dynasty horse and monkey groups
included in the exhibition Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong
Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1996, cat. nos 152-153.