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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DOUBLE-GOURD’ VASE
18th/19th century 來源
Of flattened double-gourd form with an integral cover surmounted by 內布拉斯加州 Judd 醫師珍藏，後由家族後人繼承收藏
a small double-gourd finial rising from the center of an open blossom,
flanked by openwork marigold sprig-form handles suspending loose This vase is filled with auspicious symbolism. The word for double-
rings, each side carved in low-relief with four of the ‘Eight Auspicious gourd in Chinese hulu, sounds like fulu (blessings and emoluments)
Emblems’ with high-relief carvings of two bats and two pots of and because dried double-gourds were believed to have been used
narcissus encircling the waist, all supported on a splayed foot ring, the by immortals to hold pills bestowing immortality, they also came to
pale translucent stone with some cloudy-white inclusions and lustrous represent longevity. The Chinese name for marigolds is wanshou
polish. ju, which literally means ‘ten thousand longevity chrysanthemum’,
11 1/4in (28.6cm) high while the name for bats are a homophone for the the word ‘blessing’.
The narcissus are called shuixian, xian being the word for immortal
$30,000 - 50,000 and when combined with other longevity emblems form a rebus
meaning ‘may the immortals grant you longevity. In Buddhism, the
十八/十九世紀 青白玉雕八吉祥紋葫蘆式瓶 Eight Auspicious Emblems represent the offerings made by the gods
to Buddha immediately after he gained enlightenment and represent
Provenance good fortune.
Ellanore Baxter Judd (1905-1986) and Dr. John Hewitt Judd (1899-
1986),
Omaha, Nebraska, by descent

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