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A SUPERB JADEITE ARCHAISTIC INCENSE BURNER AND
COVER, FANGDING
Qianlong seal mark, late Qing Dynasty
Of archaistic form, crisply carved with taotie masks on the straight
sides, the corners with flanges, set with a pair of mythical-beast-head
handles suspending loose rings, all supported on four cabriole feet, the
rim with a pair of square arched handles, the cover surmounted by a
Buddhist lion, the stone of vibrant apple-green tone on one side and
attractive translucent frost-white tone on the others, hardwood stand.
13.3cm (5 1/4in) high. (3).

£60,000 - 80,000
CNY540,000 - 720,000

清晚期 翡翠饕餮紋獅鈕活環耳方鼎
「乾隆年製」篆書刻款

Provenance:
Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今

Meticulously carved in the archaistic shape of a food vessel, the 以翡翠大料剖制琢成，長方形，雙沖耳，口下漸收，下承四夔龍足。
present lot is a remarkable example of jadeite carving displaying the 有蓋，蓋面隆起，蓋頂雕獅戲繡球為鈕。腹部浮雕饕餮紋，兩側雕獅
lapidary craftsman’s ability to emphasise the finest qualities of the 首銜環耳，雕工精湛，古樸莊重。玉材選料考究，質地明淨細膩，
jadeite stone and its high degree of frost-like translucency through the 晶瑩剔透，種水上乘，且色澤尤為殊妙，器身正面翠色，碧綠濃艷，
elaborate archaistic designs of taotie masks and auspicious creatures. 背面半透明，清和溫潤，白綠兩色相互映襯，相得益彰。

The fangding shape and decorative designs of the present vessel, 本例器形及紋飾源自商周青銅器方鼎。清代皇室承接了明代的宮廷收
including the taotie masks, ring-handles and stylised dragons, are all 藏，其中包括大量高古青銅器；如清宮舊藏一例商代青銅鼎，收錄於
inspired by early bronze ritual food vessels, which were made during 《故宮青銅器》，北京，1999年，頁51，編號22。乾隆皇帝十分推崇
the Shang and Zhou dynasties. For an example of an archaic bronze 自古物中取材器物造型與設計，其慕古之情對清代裝飾藝術之影響甚
fangding, Shang dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, see Bronzes in 深。乾隆十四年，乾隆皇帝諭令將內府庋藏的鼎、尊、彝等青銅器分
the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1999, p.51, no.22. 門別類，仿效《考古圖》、《宣和博古圖》體例薈輯成《西清古鑑》，
成為當時有史以來規模最大的古銅器圖譜，相關討論可參見張麗端
The archaistic style recalls the Qianlong Emperor’s fascination with 《宮廷之雅：清代仿古及畫意玉器特展圖錄》，台北，1997，
antiquity and archaism. Proposing to ‘restore ancient ways’, referring 頁49-50。
to the view of ancient culture as having intrinsic qualities of sincerity,
simplicity and happy exuberance, the Emperor instructed the Court 紐約大都會藝術博物館館藏兩例清代翡翠仿古紋方蓋鼎，藏品編號
to collect drawings of antiquities, such as the ‘Catalogue of Xiqing 02.18.499a,b與02.18.428a,b，收錄於H.R.Bishop著，《The Heber
Antiquities’ Xi Qing Gu Jian, compiled in 1755, which provided the R. Bishop Collection of Jade and other Hard Stones》，手冊10，紐
craftsmen with a source of inspiration in jade carving; see Chang Li- 約，1909年，頁42與51。另見劍橋大學菲茨威廉博物館館藏一例十
tuan, The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic 九世紀翡翠方鼎，收錄於J.C.S.Lin著，《The Immortal Stone: Chinese
and Pictorial Jades of the Ch’ing Court, Taipei, 1997, pp.49-50. Jades from the Neolithic to the Twentieth Century》，劍橋，2009年，
頁123。
See two related examples of jadeite archaistic fangding and covers
in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the first, Qing dynasty 參考一例清晚期翠玉饕餮紋獅鈕活環耳方鼎，較本例形制相仿惟體積
(dated as Qianlong), and the second, a larger example, Qing dynasty, 稍大（通高18.5厘米），及一例清晚期翠玉雕獸面紋爵，同售於香港
illustrated by H.R.Bishop, The Heber R. Bishop Collection of Jade 佳士得，2012年5月30日，拍品編號4275與4276。倫敦蘇富比亦曾
and other Hard Stones, Handbook no.10, New York, 1909, pp.42 售一例十九世紀翡翠仿古紋香爐，2010年11月10日，拍品編號116，
and 51 (acc.no.02.18.499a,b; and acc.no.02.18.428a,b). See 可為比對。
also an archaistic jadeite fangding and cover, 19th century, in the
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, illustrated by J.C.S.Lin, The Immortal
Stone: Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Twentieth Century,
Cambridge, 2009, p.123.

A related but larger (18.5cm high) jadeite archaistic vessel and cover,
fangding, late Qing dynasty, and a jadeite archaistic wine cup, jue,
late Qing dynasty/early 20th century, were sold at Christie’s, Hong
Kong, 30 May 2012, lots 4275 and 4276. A jadeite archaistic censer
and cover, 19th century, was sold at Sotheby’s London, 10 November
2010, lot 116.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
154 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.