California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 May 9, 2020  May 9, 2020

 Lot # 9162 
A CHINESE JADEITE 'GOOSE' WATERPOT AND COVER    清 翡翠寶鴨水注


  • Dimension: Length: 3 3/8 in (8.6 cm) Width: 2 3/8 in (6.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $4500
  • Estimate To: $8500

Carved in the form of a goose with head turned to the side, holding a sprig of willow in its mouth, inside hollowed and the top with an opening and a cover, accompanied with a wood box.


寶鴨采用上等翡翠,所選用的翡翠石料質地堅密均勻,呈半透明,顏色均壹, 通體呈現均勻的淺水綠色,局部帶有黃翡巧色,幾乎沒有雜質和綹裂,這不但在當時即便是現在來講也是極為奢侈難得的。以圓雕、鏤雕、高浮雕多種工藝琢磨 而成。寶鴨身形肥碩,體態豐滿肥腴,長頸回首,圓眼,長方喙,銜花枝,鴨翅 合攏,臀寬肥,腳掌粗碩平穩。蓮花枝散於鴨背,背負花朵盛開飽滿,嬌媚可人。 鴨即甲,鳴諧名,高中榜首之謂,寓意吉祥。此作背部開孔掏膛,作字母蓋鈕, 扣合後嚴密,內壁光素,可盛水沃灌硯田,亦可玩之於掌,是成文房重鎮。整體 做工精致細膩,造型飽滿,紋飾古雅,更添神韻,適於把玩。