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The present lot exemplifies in its exquisite, intricate and exceptionally 白玉泛青，略帶皮色，玉質瑩潤，採用整塊玉料雕製而成。採用圓
well detailed carving the apex of jade craftsmanship achieved during 雕、鏤雕、浮雕等技法，於船頭雕一船夫撐槳，身旁一小犬望向船
the Qianlong reign. This type of boats were used on rivers and lakes 尾，捲起的船帆以長短繩索捆綁，高掛於桅杆之上，亭樓式船艙內有
of the Jiangnan region, where Suzhou is situated, famous for its jade 小童，一抱膝而坐，一抱手前匍，分別於甲板兩側，船尾另一船夫雙
ateliers, also used for tribute wares to the Qing Court. This carving 目直視，一手扶船艙，一手掌舵，船頭及船身一側雕鎖鏈式船錨。大
superbly captures life on the boat, with the attention to detail shown in 船旁邊跟隨一小船，上圓雕一婦人烹茶。
the lady preparing tea in a teapot, the boys resting whilst the boatmen
steer and the dog seated in alert position. The delicate carving of the 此雙舟漁樂圖擺件設計繁複，整體雕工細膩，繩索、船帆褶皺等細節
ropes, shown both coiled and taut, and the reticulated anchor-chain, 都細緻刻畫而出，船上人物形態各異，逼真形象，為清代玉雕中難
are a testament to the masterful ability and technical ingenuity of the 得之作。北京故宮博物院中亦藏類似題材的玉雕，見《故宮博物院文
carver. 物珍品大系：玉器（III）》，香港，1995年，圖32，以及《故宮博
物院藏品大系：玉器編8·清》，北京，2011年，圖125。另見西雅圖
Jade carvings of boats can be found in Qing Court Collection, see The 藝術博物館藏一件十八世紀玉雕漁婦圖船形擺件，著錄於屈志仁，
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware 《Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum》，西
(III), Hong Kong, 1995, no.32, and Compendium of Collections in the 雅圖，1989年，圖64。另見香港敏求精舍熙樨收藏一例，著錄於《博
Palace Museum: Jade 8 Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2010, no.125. See 古存珍：敏求精舍金禧紀年展》，香港，2010年，圖221。
also a further example similarly showing a lady and a boatman, 18th
century, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection 倫敦蘇富比曾售出一件十八世紀青玉雕船形擺件，可資參考，2013年
of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, no.64; and another carving 11月6日，拍品編號359。
of a sampan, from the Hei-Chi Collection, illustrated in The Grandeur
of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition,
Hong Kong, 2010, no.221.

Compare a related celadon jade boat, 18th century, but carved with
only a single boat, and similarly well detailed with a dog, which was
sold at Sotheby’s London, 6 November 2013, lot 359.

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