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A SMALL CREAM AND BLACK JADE The representation of a phoenix perched on AN ARCHAISTIC SMOKY ROCK
‘PHOENIX’ VASE AND COVER rockwork next to a vase can often be seen in CRYSTAL BELL
18th century jade, sometimes as with the present lot with 19th century
The baluster vase form carved with a phoenix a mythical beast or lion on the cover. See for Carved in low relief around the exterior with
perched on rockwork to one side, the stepped example a larger pale green jade ‘phoenix’ a central register with an eight-character
cover surmounted by a mythical beast, the vase and cover, 18th century, which was sold inscription denoting the Eight Triagrams,
stone of mottled grey, cream and black hues, at Bonhams London, 6 November 2014, lot bagua, between taotie masks above and
with hongmu stand. 335. For a similar representation on a larger pendent cicada blades around the base,
8cm (3 1/8in) high. (3). jade vase and cover, with phoenix and lion, surmounted by an arched handle with
18th century, see H.R.Bishop, Heber R. mythical-beast-head terminals suspending a
£1,800 - 2,400 Bishop Collection of Jade and other Hard loose ring, the stone of smoky-brown tone.
8.6cm (3 1/2in) high excluding the ring.
CNY16,000 - 21,000 Stones. Handbook no. 10, New York, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1909, p.56.
£800 - 1,200
十八世紀 墨白玉雕鳳紋蓋瓶 The carver chose a mottled black and cream CNY7,200 - 11,000
stone to complement the archaistic form of
Provenance: the vase successfully conveying the sense of
K.C. Wong antiquity. For a related grey-green and black 十九世紀 水晶仿古紋鐘
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London jade vase and phoenix, 17th century, in the
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, see R-Y.L. Provenance:
from the above on 4 June 1930, and thence d’Argencé, Avery Brundage Collection of Parry Collection, London, and thence by
by descent Chinese Jades, Tokyo, 1972, p.112, pl.XLIX. descent

Published and Exhibited: 墨白玉質，瓶身一側雕有鳳凰棲於石上，蓋 來源：
Bluett & Sons Ltd., The Wong Collection 頂盤踞一隻瑞獸。此類紋飾在玉雕中頗為常 倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今
of Ancient Chinese Jades, London, 1930, 見，如一例十八世紀青白玉雕雙鳳蓋瓶，售
no.483 於倫敦邦瀚斯，2014年11月6日，拍品編號 The present bell with its archaistic design was
335。紐約大都會藝術博物館亦藏一例十八世 inspired by early bronze ritual vessels. The use
來源： 紀玉瓶，以鳳凰及瑞獅為飾，較本例稍大， of archaistic forms and designs was advocated
K.C. Wong舊藏 收錄於H.R.Bishop著，《Heber R. Bishop by the Qianlong Emperor who called on
倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd. Collection of Jade and other Hard Stones》， craftsmen to draw inspiration from antiquity.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1930 手冊10，紐約，1909年，頁56。 A related archaistic agate bell, Qianlong, was
年6月4日購自上者，並由後人保存迄今 sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October
本例造型古雅，工匠更選取青白玉底上沁入 2013, lot 3336.
展覽著錄： 墨色之石材，間有條帶狀黑紋，傳達出複古
Bluett & Sons Ltd.，《The Wong Collection of 之氣韻。舊金山亞洲藝術博物館館藏一例十 本例器型及紋飾以上古青銅禮器為濫觴，肩
Ancient Chinese Jades》，倫敦，1930年， 七世紀青灰玉鳳紋瓶，同以墨色為沁，收錄 飾饕餮紋，腰以篆書刻「乾、坎、艮、震、
編號483 於R-Y.L. d’Argencé著，《Avery Brundage 巽、離、坤、兌」一周，下飾蟬紋，亦融合
Collection of Chinese Jades》，東京，1972 了乾隆以來所推崇的復古風格。香港蘇富比
年，頁112，圖版XLIX，可資參考。 曾於2013年10月8日售出一例清乾隆瑪瑙交龍
鈕鐘，拍品編號3336，可資比對。

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