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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE                           明 青白玉臥馬
FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE
MING DYNASTY                                        來源:
                                                    倫敦佳士得2009年11月6日,編號311
skilfully rendered with slender legs resting
beneath the body, the neatly combed mane and        青白玉質,局部褐斑,立體圓雕。馬曲體側
sideswept tail finely detailed with incisions, the  臥,馬嘴寬大,鼻梁挺直。身體修長,頸部六
body further rendered with a well-pronounced        股鬃毛,背脊起棱,長尾翻捲。
spine, the lustrous stone of a warm greyish-
celadon colour highlighted with attractive dark     此器雕琢簡樸,造型自然逼真,表情溫順,毛
patches and russet veins                            髮刻畫細膩,堪為佳品。
6.8 cm, 2⅝ in.
                                                    古人愛馬,帝王中不少更愛馬成癖,文人雅士
PROVENANCE                                          喜將馬入畫或作工藝品之紋飾,玉馬更盛一
Christie’s London, 6th November 2009, lot 311.      時,是文人書案佳物或隨身妙品。

HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,800-38,700
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