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A VERY FINE WHITE JADE ‘TWIN-FISH’ BOWL The Qianlong Emperor favoured forms and designs inspired by
Qianlong antiquity. The ridges on the present bowl were inspired by Western
The shallow bowl elegantly rising from a spreading foot to a slightly Zhou dynasty bronze gui ritual food vessels, and the design of fish can
flaring rim, the interior superbly carved in low relief with a pair of fish in be seen on Eastern Zhou dynasty bronze pan vessels, with twin-fish
mirror image, the exterior meticulously decorated with raised vertical appearing more frequently from the Song dynasty onwards. Compare
flanges around the body, the attractive translucent stone of even white a larger pale green jade twin-fish basin, dated 1786, with similar fish
tone, wood stand. design, illustrated by M.Knight, He Li, and T.Tse Bartholomew, Later
9.9cm (3 7/8in) diam. (2). Chinese Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century from the
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, 2007, p.180,
HK$120,000 - 150,000 pl.181; see also two larger jade twin-fish basins carved with double
US$15,000 - 19,000 fish in mirror image, Qianlong, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
illustrated by Chang Li-tuan, The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special
Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch’ing Court, Taipei,
清乾隆 白玉出戟雙魚小碟 1997, pls.7 and 9.

Provenance: A larger white and russet jade ‘twin-fish and bajixiang’ ‘marriage’ bowl,
An English private collection Qianlong, was sold in these Rooms, 4 June 2015, lot 41.

來源： 此雙魚玉碟玉質純淨，外壁出戟設計受上古彝器啟發，內飾雙魚
英國私人舊藏 更於宋代多見，可謂宮廷仿古玲瓏佳器一例。三藩市亞洲藝術博
物館藏一件尺寸較大青白玉雕雙魚盤，見M.Knight, He Li 及 T.Tse
The present bowl is remarkable for its translucent white stone and Bartholomew，《Later Chinese Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early
auspicious symbolism. The twin-fish symbol is considered as one of Twentieth Century from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco》，三
the most auspicious motifs of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, 藩市，2007年，頁180，圖版181；另見台北國立故宮博物院藏兩件
representing freedom from restraint as well as the wish for marital bliss, 清乾隆玉雕雙魚大盤，著錄於《宮廷之雅：清代仿古及畫意玉器特展
prosperity and an abundance of good luck. As fish are reputed to 圖錄》，台北，1997年，圖7及9。
swim in pairs and are known for their reproductive powers, the double-
fish also signifies the joys of union and numerous offspring. 香港邦瀚斯曾售出清乾隆白玉雕八吉祥雙魚洗，可資比較，2015年6
月4日，拍品編號41。

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