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A yONgle chIseled IRON ANd WOOd
‘dRAgON’ sAddle

Tibetan-Chinese, 1402-1424. The hardwood lacquered red on the Literature comparison: The technique used to decorate the pommel and
underside and tied together with string and strips of leather, the cantle plates on this saddle are similar to a saddle in the Metropolitan
pommel and cantle plates made in openwork of chiseled iron gilt and Museum of Art, dated to the 17th or 18th century, accession number
damascened with silver, the pommel with dragons amid clouds and 1997.214.1.
the cantle with a floral design, all against a pierced scrolled ground.
AucTION ResulT
Provenance: Gabriella Tallon, Studio Arga, Venice. Dr. Koos de Jong, cOMPARIsON
acquired from the above in 2010 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong Compare with a closely related saddle
is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art sold by Sotheby’s New york in Indian,
over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of
on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to Art on 19 March 2014, lot 81, for USD
the modern era. In 2013, he published $106,250, and with a tixi-lacquered
an extensive study of Chinese riding saddle from the yuan dynasty sold
gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs by Christie’s Hong Kong in Important
and Other Horse Tack from China and Chinese Lacquer from the Lee Family
Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he Collection, Part III on 28 November 2012,
worked for numerous museums across lot 2086, for HKD $3,020,000.
the Netherlands and was the director of
the European Ceramic Work Center in
Den Bosch. 永樂鐵鏨金鏤空龍紋馬鞍
Published: Dr. Koos de Jong, Dragon & Dr. Koos de Jong and 漢藏，1402-1424。馬鞍木胎用皮革线和帶子綁在一起，用鏨鐵鎏金鏤空制成鞍座和
Horse. Saddle rugs and Other Horse Tack ingeborg de roode (photo 鞍板錯銀，可見龍紋祥雲紋以及花卉紋。
courtesy of Stedelijk
from China and Beyond, Amsterdam - Museum Amsterdam)
Hong Kong 2013, ill. 5.01, p. 57. 來源：威尼斯Gabriella Tallon的Studio Arga藝廊。Drs. Koos de Jong收藏，2010
年購於上述藝廊（發票已遺失）。Drs. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家， 幾十年來
condition: Good condition. The wood with age cracks and some small 他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現
chips as well as a fine dark patina. The metal with small dents, dings, 代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。 2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and
and minor losses, some fittings with signs of corrosion. The saddle cover Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研
made of red textile with yellow silk trimming is a later addition, probably 究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷
from the Qing dynasty, with few minor tears and little creasing. 工作中心的主任。
出版：Dr. Koos de Jong著書《Dragon & Horse. Saddle Rugs and Other Horse
Tack from China and Beyond》, 阿姆斯特丹 - 香港，2013年，圖5.01，頁57。
Weight: 6.0 kg 品相：良好品相，木料處有年代裂縫和一些小碎屑以及細膩的深色包漿。鉄具有小凹
Dimensions: Length 54 cm 痕和少量損失，有些配件帶有腐蝕跡象。紅色紡織品，帶有黃色絲綢飾邊的馬鞍蓋是
後來添加的，可能來自清朝，幾乎沒有水漬，也沒有皺痕。
This saddle represents a particular form found in Tibet, one that is Chinese 重量：6.0 公斤
or strongly influenced by Chinese types. It belongs to a small group of 尺寸：長54 厘米
closely related saddles that may stem from a single workshop or reflect
a specific type developed in one region. Notable features are the lively 文獻比較: 相似技術和紋飾的馬鞍可見Metropolitan Museum of Art，時間爲十七或
十八世紀，編號 1997.214.1.
dragons, chiseled free from the scrollwork ground, and the unusual 拍賣結果比較：相似馬鞍2014年3月19日于紐約蘇富比《印度、喜馬拉雅與東南亞工
decorative technique involving silver damascening of the entire surfaces 藝品》拍號81，成交價USD $106,250以及一件元代剔犀馬鞍2012年11月28日于香港
of the saddle plates, with select design elements highlighted by mercury 佳士得《千文萬華－李氏家族重要漆器珍藏 (III)》拍號2086，成交價HKD $3,020,000
gilding over the silver. The Sino-Tibetan style of the saddle and high-quality
craftsmanship indicate it was gifted by the yongle Emperor to a high Tibetan estimate euR 15.000,-
lama. Starting price EUr 7.500,-

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