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Qianlong
Deftly carved in the form of an imposing mountain in varying levels of relief, with crisp strokes to render layers of craggy rocks surrounded by gnarled pine and wutong trees, the front depicting a sage and an attendant carrying a qin walking up a steep path towards a fast flowing waterfall, the reverse with further rockwork supporting a lone pine and bushes, beside a cascading waterfall, all below the bare peaks, the stone of creamy-white tone with a few russet patches, wood stand and box.
25.5cm (10in) high (3).
Footnotes
清乾隆 青白玉雕松山觀瀑圖大山子
Provenance:
Acquired in October 1964 by William (Billy) Winkworth (1897-1991) on behalf of the collector, and thence by descent
An important European private collection
Bonhams Hong Kong, 3 December 2015, lot 13
來源:
William (Billy) Winkworth(1897-1991)於1964年10月為藏家購得,後由家族繼承
重要歐洲私人收藏
香港邦瀚斯,2015年12月3日,拍品編號13
The present jade boulder is exceptional in size, indicating it would have been a particularly prized possession and possibly a special commission. It demonstrates superb craftsmanship of the jade ateliers during the 18th century, whose masterful understanding of the jade stone with its natural veins allowed the idealised concept of a three-dimensional mountainous scholarly retreat to emerge.
The subject matter of a scholar followed by an attendant is a familiar one and can be seen in various manifestations on jade boulders in the Imperial collections in Palace Museum, Taipei, and the Palace Museum, Beijing; see Chang Li-tuan, , Taipei, 1997, pls.36, 37, 42, and 48; and see also , Beijing, 2008, pls.47 and 53.
William (Billy) Winkworth in his note dated October 1964 said of the jade mountain:
Compare a related large pale celadon and russet jade boulder, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1900. See also a related important pale green jade mountain, 18th century, dedicated by Li Hong Zhang to Prince Gong, which was sold in our London rooms, 17 May 2012, lot 54.
玉色青白,綹處呈深灰色,山形。一面琢一老者於松山石橋之上觀瀑,橋下溪流,山石間瀑布直下,老者身後一小童跟隨,遠處山巒起伏,山間松柏挺立。另一面琢一株松柏立於山石之上,山間有一小瀑布湧出。此山子玉石碩大,用料奢侈,而雕琢層次分明,玉匠巧妙運用玉石上天然綹紋進行雕刻,為十八世紀宮廷玉雕不可多得一例。
乾隆皇帝在玉雕鑑藏方面強調「畫意」,不論宮廷造辦處或是蘇州、揚州玉作,在製作玉器時皆對畫樣及選料方面尤為講究,而紋飾主題則多取材自宮廷收藏之畫作,此類山子現多收藏於台北故宮及北京故宮中,見《宮廷之雅:清代仿古及畫意玉器特展圖錄》,台北,1997年,圖36、37及42、48,以及《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集:玉器(下)》,香港,2008年,圖47及53,其中一件青玉御題詩觀瀑圖山子其紋飾構圖與本拍品類似,然尺寸較小。
Willian Winkworth 曾於1964年10月的日記中回憶:「此玉雕大山子為乾隆朝作品無疑,此類大件玉器或為圓明園所作。其巧妙運用玉石天然綹紋進行雕琢以及刻意留白凸顯玉質紋理的工藝手法尤得我心。」
香港佳士得曾售出一件清乾隆青玉雕大山子,2010年5月31日,拍品編號1900,另見一件曾由李鴻章贈於恭親王的青白玉雕山子,後由倫敦邦瀚斯售出,2012年5月17日,拍品編號54。