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THE VICTOR SHAW COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES 清十八世紀 白玉瑞鳳蟠桃
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'PHOENIX AND 白玉偏青，以玉料隨形而雕，玉石在蟠桃處留皮，如
PEACH' GROUP, 畫龍點睛一筆，以顯示玉石之瑩潤質地。英國巴斯東
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 亞藝術博物館藏類似一例，著錄於霍璽及麥雅理，
11 cm 《Jades from China》，巴斯，1994年，圖版337；另見
一例著錄於 Robert Kleiner，《哈特曼收藏中國玉器》
HK$ 150,000-200,000 ，1996年，圖版199；第三例曾售於香港蘇富比1975
US$ 19,200-25,500
年11月17日，編號66；第四例見沐文堂舊藏一件清乾
隆白玉祥鳳獻桃擺件，後售於香港蘇富比2016年11月
This present lot has been carefully carved to maximise the 30日，編號10。
use of the precious jade stone by being modelled according
to its original shape. In addition to its animated carving,
the carver’s respect for the stone is reflected in the clever
incorporation of the natural russet inclusions of the pebble
into the design.
A jade carving of a reclining phoenix holding a sprig of
peaches in its beak, in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath,
is published in Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades
from China, Bath, 1994, pl. 337; one is illustrated in Robert
Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and
Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 199; another was sold
in these rooms, 17th November 1975, lot 66; A fourth similar
example attributed to Qing dynasty, Qianlong period from
the Muwen Tang Collection, was later sold in these rooms,
30th November 2016, lot 10.

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THE VICTOR SHAW COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES 清十八世紀 白玉銜芝壽鹿
A WHITE JADE 'DEER AND LINGZHI' GROUP, 類似之例，見曾售於倫敦蘇富比一件，1987年12月15
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 日，編號24。另見西雅圖藝術博物館藏一例，著錄
8.2 cm 於屈志任，《Chinese Jades from the Collection of the
Seattle Art Museum》，西雅圖，1989年，圖版56。對
HK$ 60,000-80,000 比一件時代較早的鹿銜靈芝玉雕，亦為邵維錫舊藏，
US$ 7,700-10,200
見《Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing》，亞洲藝術館，
紐約，1980年，編號44。
Related jade carvings include one sold in our London rooms,
15th December 1987, lot 24; and a similar carving illustrated
in James C.Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989. pl. 56. See also another
attributed to the Song to Yuan dynasties, also from the
collection of Victor Shaw, included in the exhibition Chinese
Jades from Han to Ch’ing, Asia House Gallery, New York,
1980, cat. no. 44.

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