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THE VICTOR SHAW COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES 清十八世紀 白玉雙獾 THE VICTOR SHAW COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES 十七世紀 白玉戲獅羅漢及童子
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'CAT' GROUP, 雙貓的題材化自雙獾，雙獾又諧音「雙歡」，有情深 A WHITE JADE 'LUOHAN AND BOY' GROUP, 笑獅羅漢，其法名羅弗多尊者，原為獵人，將證得阿
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 意濃之意。仇焱之舊藏一件白玉雙貓擺件，造型類 17TH CENTURY 羅漢果時，有兩隻幼獅近身感激他放下屠刀。成佛
8.3 cm 似，售於香港蘇富比，2014年5月27日，拍品編號88 7.8 cm 後，二獅常隨，故人稱「笑獅羅漢」。獅子在佛教中
。另見一例白玉雙貓，著錄於《伍夫收藏中國玉器》 亦有護法之責，獅吼威風震懾魔怨，亦可弘揚佛法。
HK$ 60,000-80,000 ，倫敦，2013年，編號97；另見楊門收藏一例，《另 HK$ 80,000-120,000 參考一件清十八或十九世紀玉雕羅漢，但手持砵，雪
US$ 7,700-10,200 US$ 10,200-15,300
見楊門收藏一例，《楊門藏玉：中國玉器．新石器時 月藏品，曾展於《閣有天珍-中國文房玉雕》，香港
代至清代》，芝加哥，2008年，編號97。 大學美術博物館，香港，2008年，編號118，後售於
A similar pale celadon jade carving of two cats, 18th century, The present lot possibly depicts Vijraputra, Xiaoshi 香港蘇富比2018年5月31日，編號579。
from the Edward T. Chow Collection, later sold in these ('the luohan who plays with a lion'). Vijraputra was a lion
rooms, 27th May 2014, lot 88. A similar group is illustrated in hunter before converting to Buddhism. After attaining
The Woolf Collection of Chinese Jade, London, 2013, pl. 97; enlightenment, a little lion came playfully to his side. The
another is illustrated in Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman animal was grateful to him for giving up the life of killing
Collection, Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, lions, sparing its parents and brothers. Since then, Vijraputra
2008, pl. 97. and the lion have become inseparable. The lion, with its roar,
symbolises the invincibility of Buddhism. Compare a related
jade luohan figure but holding an alms bowl, Qing dynasty,
18th/19th century, from the Tuyet Nguyet Collection,
included in the exhibition Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades
for the Scholar's Table, University Museum and Art Gallery,
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008, cat. no. 118,
subsequently sold in these rooms, 31st May 2018, lot 579.
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