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PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
亞洲私人珍藏
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A YELLOW JADE ‘THREE BUDDHIST LION’ 清乾隆 黃玉三獅戲球擺件
GROUP
清代宮廷玉獅，常見以雙獅為題材；以三隻獅子為主題的玉器，是清宮玉獅
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) 中較為特殊罕見的類型，《活計檔》中稱作「玉三獅獻瑞」，或「玉三獅呈
The jade pebble is well carved as a reclining Buddhist lion with 祥」，寓意著吉祥與美好。是件〈黃玉三獅戲球〉，以清宮少見的黃玉為材，
bulging eyes, a well-defined backbone, and finely detailed combed 將玉材的皮色發揮到極致，琢磨出三隻神態靈動的獅子，雕工嚴謹細緻，是
fur with its head turned. A playful young cub is clambering on 目前存世清宮玉雕獅作品中，難能可貴的稀世珍品。三獅實物可參見臺北故
one side of the lion, nestled between its paws a brocade ball while a 宮藏〈青玉三獅戲球〉(故-玉-008829)。另可見，圓明園福海南岸出土〈青
second cub is recumbent on the other side. 玉太獅少獅〉(黃韜朋、黃鍾駿編，《圓明園》，香港：三聯；北京：中國建築
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) wide, wood stand, box 工業，1985，頁135)，其獅子互動姿態、獅身上的火焰紋，以及毛髮飄揚且
刻劃工整的做法，與是件〈黃玉三獅戲球〉極為相似。
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000

The jade pebble is well carved as a rare group of three Buddhist lions.
The adult Buddhist lion has bulging eyes, a well-defined backbone, and
finely detailed combed fur with its head turned. A playful young cub is
clambering on one side of the lion, nestled between its paws is a brocade
ball, while a second cub is recumbent on the other side. Qing court lion
groups usually consist of two lions and a yellow jade three lion group is
extremely rare. The present yellow jade three lion group has the same
carving style and rendition as other jade lion groups in the Qing Court
collection in the palace museums in Beijing and Taipei.

(another view 另一面)

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