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2734 西周中期 玉豬
A VERY SMALL AND RARE JADE PIG
來源
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 養德堂珍藏，台北，入藏於 1999 年以前
CIRCA MID-10TH-MID-9TH CENTURY BC
展覽
The stone is carved in the round as a pig standing upright. It is 國立故宮博物院，《羣玉別藏續集》，台北，1999年，圖錄
carved utilising simple stroke lines and grooves rendering a lively 圖版83號
representation of the animal with a curved snout and pointed ears.
A small circular aperture is pierced through the neck of the animal. 著錄
1 Ω in. (4 cm.) long, box 鄧淑蘋，《羣玉別藏續集》，台北，1999年，圖版83號

HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000

PROVENANCE 此豬形雕刻雖刀法素樸，但以簡約線條生動傳神地營造動物溫順的神
態，可謂匠心獨運。豬頸底有穿孔，可能用以繫帶。陜西張家坡村曾出
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999 土一件扁玉豬，風格與本件相近，同樣以兩道弧線表達前腿及後腿中
的肌肉，可資參考（圖一）。此例子定年西周，同樣為4公分長，現藏
EXHIBITED 中國社會科學院考古研究所，著錄於1993年石家莊出版《中國玉器全集
-2- 商．西周》，圖版228號（左）。
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese
Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 83

LITERATURE

Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades,
Taipei, 1999, pl. 83

The present pig carving, though minimalistic in detail, makes use of fig. 1
simple stroke lines and grooves to conjure up a lively representation 圖一
of the animal and is truly a testament to the artistry of the carver. The
aperture underneath the neck suggests it might have been worn as
a pendant. Compare to a flattened jade pig excavated in a tomb in
Zhangjiapocun in Shaanxi, which, similar to the present piece, is also
incised with two curved lines on the body to represent the muscles in
the front and hind legs (fig. 1). This example, dating to the Western
Zhou period, is also 4 cm. long and is currently in the collection
of Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
and illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji 2- Shang & Western Zhou,
Shijiazhuang, 1993, pl. 228 (left).

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