California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 October 23, 2021  October 23, 2021

 Lot # 9017 
A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVED MANTIS    清 白玉帶皮螳螂


  • Dimension: Height: 3/4 in (1.8 cm) Length: 3 2/8 in (8.2 cm) Width: 1 1/8 in (2.6 cm) Height with stand: 1 3/8 in (3.3 cm)
  • Estimate From: $600
  • Estimate To: $900

Chinese. Carved with in the form of a mantis grasping a sprig in mouth, the white jade stone with reddish orange tone skin, hardwood stand.


採用上等和田白玉雕製而成,質地溫和潤澤,潔白細膩,宛若凝脂。螳螂圓雕製成, 呈細長狀,雕琢極為寫實,螳螂雙眼圓而突出,向前註視,雙眼略微帶有皮色,起到畫龍點 睛的作用,頭部昂揚,四肢強健,腹部飽滿,纖細的肢腿呈彎曲狀,所有細節均表現得極其 逼真。螳螂身下為一朵捲曲的秋葉,葉脈清晰,葉片自然舒展,翻捲起伏,部分留有褐紅色 原皮色。整器包漿瑩潤,構思巧妙,雕琢精湛,形態優雅。配有鏤雕“靈芝葉紋”木座,工 藝精湛,使此作品更加活靈活現。螳螂寓意活力四射,興旺發達,有“家和萬事興”之意。