California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 11, 2022  June 11, 2022

 Lot # 5044 
A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVED RAM    漢 青白玉羊


  • Dimension: Height: 7/8 in (2.5 cm) Length: 1 2/8 in (3.1 cm) Width: 5/8 in (1.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $800
  • Estimate To: $1200

Depicting a recumbent ram portrayed with a pair of striated horns, legs tucked underneath body, the stone of a celadon tone. The back drilled with a hole to the center from top to bottom. Han Dynasty period.


青白玉製成,玉質溫潤細膩,瑩潤光潔,局部帶有沁色,刀法簡練,圓雕而成,呈跪臥狀,體態豐健,頭部似三角形,昂首直視前方,雙角彎曲盤於兩側,兩隻前足一跪一起,後足貼臥於腹下。羊自古便被賦予了某種神祕的色彩,漢瓦當中亦有「大吉羊」之字樣,羊在古人心目中是溫順和吉祥的象徵。