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THE VICTOR SHAW COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES 清十八世紀 青白玉靈芝雙鹿
A LARGE PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE
'DEER AND LINGZHI' GROUP,
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
20 cm

HK$ 350,000-450,000
US$ 44,600-57,500

The present piece is particularly notable for its large size 青白玉質，選一大塊玉料作圓雕雙鹿。大小鹿反向臥
and consistency in tone which has been displayed through 於捲雲之上，口銜靈芝，小鹿回首俯臥，靈芝環繞鹿
the broad areas of the undecorated body. Skilfully modelled 身，雕工鋼煉，整體造型巧妙靈動。「鹿」音同「
in the round, the sturdy figures effectively contrast with
the finely carved branches of lingzhi fungus that scroll 祿」，寓意榮祿豐沛，同時鹿乃壽星之坐騎，因此古
around the two deer to create a great sense of movement. 人認為鹿是祥瑞之物，而靈芝為延壽之草，加上蝙蝠
The lingzhi fungus is symbolic of long life as is the deer 代表福氣到來，三者結合展現出傳統的吉祥主題「福
(lu), which is not only associated with Shoulao, the God 祿壽」。可對比一件十七/十八世紀玉雕瑞鹿，現藏
of Longevity, but a pun on 'emolument'. Compare with a 於美國西雅圖藝術博物館，見《Chinese Jades from the
related jade carving of a recumbent stag, 17th/18th century,
illustrated in Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Collection of the Seattle Art Museum》，西雅圖，1989
Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, cat. no.56. 年，編號56。

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