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鄭堯先生及鄭俊民先生，攝於1995年
Mr. Cheng Rao and Mr. Cheng Jiuan-min, 1995

鄭俊民先生出生於藏玉世家，自幼耳濡目染，養成對 vastness of nature’s creations. ‘Dizang’ thus refers to the
玉器的喜好。其父親鄭堯先生本任公職，由公職退休 precious material of jade, eulogised throughout Chinese
後，投入了文物市場的經營，於一九七零年代始在世 history, and prized for bearing the virtuous characteristics
界各地大量收藏中國玉器文物、集三十年精力而有所 that a gentleman should also possess.
成。父親過世後， 鄭俊民先生持續苦心鑽研中國玉 Born into a family of jade collectors, Mr. Cheng was
器，更積極推廣文物研究活動，曾獲邀於台北國立歷 surrounded by connoisseurs from a young age and
史博物館及中國文化大學舉辦多場玉器講座，分享其 naturally developed an appreciation for jade carving.
鑑賞玉器多年的心得。 1981年，地藏山房蒙國立故宮 His father Mr. Cheng Rao retired from public service
博物院購藏玉器；藏品更先後於1982年及2011年在 and became a respected antiques dealer, travelling
國立歷史博物館展出，博物館為此出版了「玉映豐年」 extensively around the world to collect Chinese jades
個展圖錄。2016至2018年間，鄭俊民先生亦應邀於中 over a thirty year period. After the death of his father, Mr.
Cheng devoted himself to the study of jades and worked
正記念堂及台南文化中心展出收藏玉器。 tirelessly to promote the subject and engage in public
education in Chinese art. He lectured on Chinese jades
本拍賣中的作品大部份於1970至1990年間入藏。地 at several institutions, including the National Museum of
藏山房為父子兩代收藏，盛載了兩代喜愛玉器的熱 History and the Chinese Culture University in Taipei. In
忱，具有特殊的傳承美義。 1981, some items from The Dizang Studio were acquired
by the National Palace Museum in Taipei, and the
National Museum of History exhibited selections from
the collection in 1982 and 2011, publishing the catalogue
Jade and the Age of Prosperity: Jade Artifacts from Cheng
Jiuan-min’s Collection. Between 2016 and 2018, Mr.
Cheng also accepted invitations to exhibit his jades in the
National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and the Tainan
Municipal Cultural Center.
The majority of the jade carvings ofered here were
acquired between 1970 and 1990. The Dizang Studio is
particularly meaningful as it was lovingly collected by
both father and son, representing a longstanding passion
for Chinese jades which extends over two generations.
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