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THE VICTOR SHAW COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES 清十八世紀 白玉雙瑞獸
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'MYTHICAL
BEAST' GROUP,
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
9.5 cm
HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,000-89,500
The present pebble carving is possibly inspired by earlier 此玉雕雙瑞獸用單獨一塊籽料雕刻而成，瑞獸龍首人
figures of mythical beasts dated from the Song to Ming 身、垂胸鼓腹之形象，在早期玉雕瑞獸中可見，參考
dynasty. The design of the unusual dragon-headed beast, 一件宋或更早之帶角玉獸，見羅森，《Chinese Jade
with pendulous breasts above a protruding belly and open
jaws with an incised beard, can be seen on a closely related Throughout the Ages》，倫敦，1975年，圖版94。另可
jade figure, described as a horned demon, Song dynasty 參考一件三至六世紀之近例，見 René-Yvon Lefebvre
or earlier, illustrated in Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade d'Argencé，《Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage
throughout the ages, London, 1975, pl. 94. See another Collection》，三藩市，1977年，圖版27。香港藝術館
example, attributed to the 3rd-6th century, illustrated in 展出一件類似明代玉角獸亦可資參考，見《中國肖
René-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argencé, Chinese Jades in the Avery
Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1977, pl. 27. Compare 生玉雕》，香港，1996年，編號146。再參考一相類
also with a related Ming dynasty figure, illustrated in Gerald 例，售於紐約佳士得2014年3月21日，編號2499。
Tsang, Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, cat. no. 146;
and another related figure sold at Christie's New York, 21st
March 2014, lot 2499.
Two views
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