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曲終 人不散

張偉華

「雲中玉筵」，在今年秋拍推出〈秦漢篇〉最終回之後，將 本次「雲中玉筵」—〈秦漢篇〉，在參考歷史文獻、出土記
暫告一段落。 錄、各地博物館藏品，以及本人幾年來的觀察和熊宜敬先生
的見解，最後由熊先生整理執筆完成。
四年來，在大環境的逆勢挑戰之下，得以順利完成用玉器史
觀點推動古玉市場的計畫，全賴喜愛玉器同好的大力支持， 最後，要感謝提供這個平台的香港佳士得器物部門，也謝謝
於此特別表示萬分的謝意。 四年來參與編輯的專家們。

天下沒有不散的宴席。這幾年來，「雲中玉筵」有幸聚集了 後記：「養德堂」和「雲中居」，尚有幾件遺珍和重要藏品，
玉器同好們共襄盛舉，但由於我個人能力有限，雖前後歷經 將會選擇適當的時機推出。
二十餘年蒐集整理，才能勉力完成這四冊拍賣。我深知尚有
很多不足與缺失，惟希望「雲中玉筵」能拋磚引玉，激發出
同好們推出更好的藏品，以豐富古玉圈。

THE CURTAIN FALLS,

BUT NOT YET GOODBYE

Chang Wei-Hwa

‘The Jade Feast in the Clouds’ concludes this autumn with the last The current chapter Qin and Han Dynasties takes into account
chapter – Qin and Han Dynasties. historical records, excavation reports, museum collections, my own
observations over the years as well as the expertise of Mr. Hsiung Yi-
Over the past four challenging years, this series of chronologically Ching, who also authored and edited much of the content.
themed sales aimed at revitalizing the archaic jade market have
rolled out according to plan, all on the back of support from jade- Lastly, I would like to thank Christie’s Chinese Works of Art
loving aficionados and fellow collectors, to whom I owe my deepest Department for providing this platform, as well as all the specialists
gratitude. involved in the last four years.
All good things must come to an end. The Jade Feast was fortunate End note:
to have enthusiastic participation over the past years, but my limited
ability was barely enough to put together these four sales, even after There are a few remaining objects in the Yangdetang Collection and
over twenty years of collecting. I am acutely aware that there are many from Yunzhongju which will be offered at an opportune time in
gaps and shortfalls in the collection, but I hope this meagre effort can the future.
have a ripple effect to entice more collections to come to the fore,
thereby enriching the archaic jade market.

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