Page 155 - The Parry Collection Bonhams London November 2 2021

55
A VERY FINE AND RARE JADEITE RETICULATED THUMB RING Jadeite rings carved in openwork are rare. A plain jadeite thumb ring,
19th century 18th/19th century, in the British Royal Collection, London, is illustrated
Of cylindrical form with the top rim of rounded slanted form and by J.Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her
the lower rim bevelled, skillfully decorated in openwork with four Majesty The Queen, vol.3, p.809, no.1881.
medallions each enclosing a bat with a single auspicious fruit including
finger citron, peach, pomegranate and gourd, each medallion flanked A related plain jadeite archer’s thumb ring, 18th/19th century, was sold
by a pair of confronted bats, all framed between key-fret bands, the at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3896.
lower rim with a geometric design, the attractive semi-translucent
stone of apple-green and frost-white tones. 中國使用弓箭的歷史十分悠久，自古以來，箭術即是戰爭、狩獵和運
3.1cm (1 1/4in) diam. 動中必不可少的部分。韘，即扳指，最早為騎射之具，於拉弓時佩
戴，用來保護手指同時可減少手指的運動量，並且有助於準確釋放弓
£12,000 - 18,000 弦。及至明末，射箭術不再是一項必不可少的技能。清代的扳指則愈
CNY110,000 - 160,000 發少了功能性而重裝飾性，紋飾題材日益豐富，成為王公貴族和文人
雅士把玩炫耀之物。

十九世紀 鏤雕福壽紋翡翠扳指 鏤雕裝飾的翡翠扳指較為少見，參考英國皇家收藏信託所藏一例清乾
隆翡翠扳指，收錄於J.Ayers著，《Chinese and Japanese Works of
Provenance: Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen》，卷三，頁809，編
Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent 號1881。

來源： 另見一例十八/十九世紀翡翠扳指，售於香港佳士得，2011年6月1日，
倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今 拍品編號3896。

Historically, archery was central to Chinese life, being used during
hunting activities, battles and various sports. Thumb rings, such as the
present lot, were used by archers as protection and to aid in releasing
the bowstring. During the Qing dynasty, thumb rings were produced
in various media and carved with a profusion of subjects ranging
from poems, flowers, figures and landscape views. They were highly
fashionable among the literati as symbols of culture and wealth.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot (two views)
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.