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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
~2823

A CARVED ALOESWOOD ‘DRAGON AND
PHOENIX’ LIBATION CUP
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The deep cup is carved from a single piece of wood, resting on
three small cloud-feet. The exterior is decorated in openwork
with a phoenix with finely detailed wings and tail perched on
an angular scroll, accompanied by a small mythical beast and
a small chilong. A ferocious chilong with sinuous body and a
further small chilong clambering on to the loop handle, opposite
to the phoenix head with curled plumage on the rim above the
taotie mask suspending a ring handle.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, box

HK$500,000-700,000 US$65,000-91,000
PROVENANCE
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 3264
Compare to a very similar aloeswood libation cup dated to the Qianlong
period in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Uncanny
Ingenuity and Celestial Feats: The Carvings of Ming Qing Dynasties,
Taipei, pp. 119-122, no. 28 (fig. 1). The design is derived from Western
Han dynasty jade cup carved with dragon and phoenix, see one in the
National Palace Museum collection, illustrated in Possessing the Past:
Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, New York, 1996,
p.52, pl.14 (fig. 2). fig. 1 Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
圖一 國立故宮博物院藏品

清乾隆 沉香木雕龍鳳紋觥

來源
香港佳士得，2015年12月2日，拍品3264號
比較國立故宮博物院藏一件乾隆近似例，其題材相同，風格近似，惟
器身較窄，著錄於《匠心與仙工–明清雕刻展》台北，2009年，119–
122頁，圖版28號（圖一）。此器乃仿西漢時期角形玉盃之形制與紋
飾，見國立故宮博物館藏一例，著於《Possessing the Past: Treasures
from the National Palace Museum, Taipei》，紐約，1996年，頁52，圖
版14號（圖二）。

The historical CITES paperwork for this lot is not available and it will not be
possible to obtain CITES export permits to ship it to addresses outside Hong
Kong post-sale. The item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or
collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office. Please contact the department
for further information.
本拍品受制於CITES 出入口限制。由於本拍賣品無法提供先前的CITES 歷史證明文件，
因此本拍賣品將不能獲取允許其於拍賣後運送至香港境外的CITES 出口許可證。本拍賣品
只可運送至香港境內的地址或從我們的香港拍賣場提取。請與專家部門聯繫以了解詳情。
fig. 2 Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
圖二 國立故宮博物院藏品

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