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The Buddhist lion is superbly carved showing the powerful body of 此壽山石雕瑞獸石質偏黃，光澤細膩。其雕刻參圓雕及陰刻技法，刀
the protective beast, with exceptionally well detailed fur lines and 法嫻熟，刻畫生動，表現細膩，特別是獸首、前爪以及毛髮的雕刻極
expressive modelling. The rich-honey tone of the stone is well used 為精工，其雕刻水平非普通匠人所能及。壽山石雕瑞獸多見於印璽，
to show the naturalistic golden hue of the animal. The present lot 而此類書鎮或把玩件則較為少見，北京故宮博物院藏一件田黃印章，
is very rare as most related carvings adorn the top of a seal rather 其獸鈕風格與本拍品類似，見《故宮博物院藏珍品大系：文玩》，上
than carved in the round. Compare the style of present carving to 海，2009年，頁257，編號253。
a tianhuang seal, signed Yuxuan, in the Palace Museum, Beijing,
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace 台北國立故宮博物院藏一件清十八世紀田黃石瑞獸書鎮，為楊玉璇門
Museum, Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shanghai, 2009, p.257, 派所作，其雕刻風格做資比較，見《集瓊藻：院藏珍玩精華展》，
no.253. Compare also a closely related tianhuang recumbent Buddhist 台北，2014年，頁138，圖III-45；另見一例壽山石雕瑞獸，著錄於
lion, attributed to the School of Yang Yuxuan, 18th century, in the 《Chinese Scholar’s Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period》，紐
National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in A Garland of Treasures: 約，1987年，頁115，編號54；香港蘇富比曾售出一件田黃石雕臥獅
Masterpieces of Precious Crafts in the Museum Collection, Taipei, 擺件，刻「玉璇」款，2006年10月7日，拍品編號916；香港蘇富比
2014, p.138, pl.III-45. See also a similar soapstone Buddhist lion 亦曾售出相似一例，2016年6月1日，拍品編號3206。
carving, illustrated in The Chinese Scholar’s Studio: Artistic Life in
the Late Ming Period, New York, 1987, p.115, no.54.

A related tianhuang carving of a recumbent lion, by Yang Ji, signed
Yuxuan, 17th century, was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 October
2006, lot 916; and a similar soapstone carving of a mythical beast,
Kangxi, signed Yuxuan, was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June
2016, lot 3206.

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