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Superbly carved to utilise the maximum amount 青黃玉質，局部褐斑。犬長身瘦腰，身體捲
of the precious stone, the present figure shows 曲，前肢交疊而臥，凹眼，大耳，尾巴翻捲，
the carver’s skill for and respect towards the 背部陰刻肋骨，形態慵懶可愛。
material. The dog lies curled with the body and
face tucked closely together, the russet skin of 此器雕工簡練，造型溫靜可馴，具時代特色。
the stone providing a warm aesthetic contrast
with the greenish-yellow stone. The slender 工匠以精湛嫻熟的技法，用盡玉料，隨形圓
body is carefully rendered and complemented 雕。臥犬身體捲曲，與臉部緊湊，玉之皮色與
by fluidly carved lines to accentuate the curves 玉色對比，予人溫潤之感。身體修長，雕琢線
of the body. The front paws are folded over each 條流暢。前爪折疊，處於完全放鬆狀態。鑽孔
other to show the creature’s complete state of 雙眼，如早器玉雕風格。頗有趣味的是，面相
rest, and eyes picked out with small drilled holes 簡練如畫，鼻子傾斜。觀此特點及黃玉種類，
as was the stylistic trend of early jade carving. It 應為宋晚期之作。
is interesting to note the minimalised face and
angled snout; the combination with this type of 可比較專場另一青玉例，拍品編號3322，同
yellow jade suggests it was made in the later 樣造型，但身體瘦弱，面部刻畫簡練，鑽孔
period of the Song dynasty. 眼，曾為熙墀所藏，又見於姜濤及劉雲輝，
《熙墀藏玉》，北京，2006年，頁152下。
Compare a celadon jade dog in the same sale, lot 倫敦大英博物館藏一件白玉帶皮臥犬，造
3322, also from the Hei-Chi Collection. The dog 型相仿，面部刻畫較為寫實，見 Jessica
is portrayed with an emaciated body reclining in a Rawson，《 Chinese Jade from the
similar position, the face defined by minimalised Neolithic to the Qing》，倫敦，1995年，圖
features and drilled eyes, illustrated in Jades 版26:10。另一例售於倫敦蘇富比1973年11月
from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p. 6日，編號274。
152 bottom. A white and russet jade dog, also
attributed to the Song dynasty and with the head 修長身型之類獵犬造型始於唐朝，見於陶製臥
similarly turned back towards its hind legs but 犬。玩賞犬形玉把件之人可能想要顯示他的地
with a more naturalistically modelled face, in the 位及狩獵技能。
British Museum, London, is published in Jessica
Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the
Qing, London, 1995, pl. 26:10; and another was
sold in our London rooms, 6th November 1973,
lot 274.

Hound-like dogs first appeared in Chinese art
during the Tang period, when many pottery
versions were produced in a recumbent posture.
Small jade carvings such as the present lot may
have been owned by those who wished to be
known for their hunting skills, an activity that was
associated with rank and status.

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