Page 11 - Christie's London May 14, 2019 Important Chinese Jades

IMPORTANT CHINESE JADES FROM THE DIZANG STUDIO

地藏山房珍藏中國玉器

鄭堯先生伉儷，攝於1982年
Mr and Mrs Cheng Rao, 1982

佳士得非常榮幸能於倫敦舉行「地藏山房珍藏中國 Christie’s is delighted to present Important Chinese
玉器」專場拍賣，呈獻五十五件由藏家精心挑選出的 Jades from the Dizang Studio. The collection showcases
玉器。藏品式樣紛呈，耀眼奪目，以尺寸較小的作品 ffty-fve outstanding examples of jade carving which
居多，充分展現天然玉石材質之美以及雕刻工匠的超 were all carefully selected by the collector. This attractive
凡技藝。 assemblage includes a wide range of designs. The majority
of the pieces are relatively small in size and capture the
鄭俊民先生是台灣收藏界知名的玉器藏家，堂號取 natural beauty of the nephrite stone while demonstrating
名為「地藏山房」有兩個因緣：其一，藏家信仰佛教， the impressive carving skills of the lapidary.
長年供養地藏王菩薩香華與持誦地藏王菩薩本願 Mr. Cheng Jiuan-min is a well-known jade collector in
經，藉菩薩殊勝因緣而集人間玉寶；其二，玉乃大地 Taiwan, who named his collection The Dizang Studio
蘊孕之精華，從古至今都視為神物寶貨，備受尊寵， for two reasons: frstly, as a devout Buddhist, Mr. Cheng
中國傳統認為玉有玉德，象徵為君子，且引東坡赤壁 follows the religious teachings of the Kșitigarbha
賦造物無盡藏之意，表示在收藏中不斷領受並理解玉 Bodhisattva, who is known as Dizang Pusa in Chinese,
hence he believes it was through the blessing of Dizang
文化的發展傳承與文化工藝。 that he obtained opportunities to amass this great
collection; secondly, the Chinese word ‘Dizang’ literally
means ‘treasures of the earth’, and alludes to the Song poet
Su Shi’s Ode to the Red Clif which praises the unlimited

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