California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6097 
A YELLOW JADE CARVED 'CHILONG' JOINED VESSEL    清 黃玉螭龍雙聯瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 4 5/8 in (11.7 cm) Width: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1800
  • Estimate To: $2800

Carved as a baluster vase with two small loop handles, with domed cover and surmounted with a knop finial, the body joined with a smaller vessel with a sinuous chilong clambering on top, the stone is of greenish yellow tone with minor russet inclusions. Mid Qing Dynasty period.


明高濂在《遵生八箋·燕閒清賞》中就論道:“玉以黃玉為上,羊脂次之。”黃玉為及其罕見的玉種。此器以整塊黃玉精雕製成,玉質細膩,溫潤柔和。瓶身光素無紋,呈扁圓形,長頸,鼓腹,蓋鈕呈寶瓶狀。瓶身連接小杯,杯上浮雕螭龍,側首顧望,四肢緊撲瓶身,矯健有力,身軀肌理分明。此瓶件玉質優美,樣式古樸而有新意,造型重視平衡感,又富有韻律,中正莊嚴又不落俗套,藝術水平極高,題材構思精巧,費工頗多,彌足珍貴且功力非凡,不失為收藏欣賞之珍品。