California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 23, 2017  September 23, 2017

 Lot # 3065 
A CELADON JADE ELEPHANT WITH LAPIS LAZULI VASE    清 玉雕太平有象托青金靈芝擺件


  • Dimension: Height: 18 1/2 in (47 cm) Width: 9 3/4 in (24.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $16000

Finely carved standing foursquare on a separate gilt-bronze and champlevé enamel stand, wearing a studded harness bejewelled with gems, carrying on its back a gilt bronze saddle blanket carved with dragon flying within auspicious clouds, supporting a gilt-bronze ruyi base bearing a removable lapis lazuli planter containing ruyi lingzhi embellished with gems. Qing Dynasty period.


此青白玉太平有像擺件做工精細,造型準確,體形碩大,保存完整,實為難得。器主體為象形,背馱青金石瓶。大象體態渾圓,神情憨態可掬,身配瓔珞、綰具,背上搭一錦袱,上放鞍韉,寶瓶置於鞍上。像背上所置鞍韉、寶瓶為銅鎏金裝飾,圖樣繁覆而不亂,鑲紅寶,珊瑚,綠松,青金石等,華美異常。寶瓶插嵌靈芝,靈芝頭嵌瑪瑙,碧璽。“太平有像”,寓意天下太平,五谷豐登。此件用料奢華,工藝繁縟,制作精細,栩栩如生,令人嘆為觀止,一器之成必將費時日久,人力物力不可計數,堪稱案供神品。