California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Feburary 26, 2022  Feburary 26, 2022

 Lot # 3127 
A YELLOW JADE 'PHOENIX AND DRAGON' CENSER GROUP    清中期 黃玉龍鳳紋蓋瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 6 3/4 in (17.0 cm) Length: 6 1/8 in (15.5 cm) Width: 2 5/8 in (6.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $9000

Chinese. Carved in the form of a flattened vase flanked on both sides with a phoenix standing on a rock base on one side and a sinuous chilong on the opposite side, the vase cover of conforming shape surmounted by an oval knop, the stone of a yellow tone with russet inclusions and finished with a smooth polish. Qing Dynasty period.


明代曹昭《格古要論》說,“黃玉如粟者為貴,謂之甘黃”;明末學者高濂在《遵生八箋·燕閒清賞箋上·論古玉器》提到:“玉以甘黃為上,羊脂次之。以黃為中色,且不易得,以白為偏色,時以有之故耳。今人賤黃而貴白,以見少也。”古代五行以中為黃:黃色在中央,也是大地之色,故稱“中色”;因此其認為:“蒸栗色佳,焦黃為下,甘青色如新柳,近亦無之。”由此可知,黃玉有過傲視羊脂玉之歷史典故。本品取材珍罕,使用比羊脂玉更為稀少的黃玉為之,,色澤甘黃純美,玉質溫潤如脂,瑩潔細膩,色澤均勻濃鬱。圓雕而成,掏膛工藝精湛,膛腔光滑平整,蓋子母口嚴絲合縫,造型規整端莊。瓶身左側圓雕鳳鳥,鳳尾修長,作回首狀,口銜牡丹花傲然站立於山石之上,牡丹飽滿碩大,葉蔓靈動柔美。右側圓雕螭龍,螭龍被視為是帶有無窮權利的神獸,也是驅邪解難的吉祥物,龍身細長盤曲,輾轉騰挪,頭型尖圓,四肢矯健,花尾分叉,極具動感。整器造型特殊,於細節之處彰顯工匠技藝之高超,紋飾極其華麗繁複,盡顯高貴古雅之氣,即體現上古紋飾之氣韻,又流露天朝盛世之雄姿,雕琢細緻入微,如雕似畫,極盡裝飾之妙,其設計真可謂巧奪天工。 (參閱香港蘇富比拍賣公司2021年春季拍賣會中國藝術珍品專場3625號拍品,成交價:HKD 2,016,000)來源:加拿大溫哥華私人藏家收藏
Provenance: Private collection, Vancouver, Canada