拍品信息
拍品名称
元 青玉匜 | AN IMPORTANT AND RARE GREEN JADE POURING VESSEL, YI
年代
Yuan Dynasty
起拍价
HKD 2,000,000
估值区间
HKD 2000000 - 3000000
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未知
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Yuan Dynasty
Finely carved with gently rounded sides and a lipped rim, supported on a slightly recessed base, the circular body opening at one side to an angular, tapering spout above a lobed cloud-scroll loop, and set on the opposite side with a triangular handle made up of an openwork ribbon centered on a ripe peach, the stone of a translucent mottled green hue polished to a soft sheen.
21cm (8 1/4in) wide across the handle and spout.
Footnotes
元 青玉匜
Provenance:
A German family collection, acquired in China between 1894 and 1922, and thence by descent
來源：
德國家族收藏，於1894至1922年間得自中國，此後家族傳承
This superb pouring vessel is a rare and refined jade rendition of a Yuan dynasty vessel form now known as yi (匜), with its decoration and construction suggesting that it was made as a luxury object for the Yuan elite. Yuan metal generally feature a simple loop beneath the spout, traditionally understood to have facilitated the suspension of the vessel from a saddle during travel. On the present jade vessel, this practical feature has been transformed into an elaborate openwork composition of scrolling clouds, abandoning its utilitarian function in favour of an exceptionally refined decorative treatment. See a similar jade , Southern Song to Ming dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc.no.故玉003560N000000000), which retains a simple loop beneath the spout. The present vessel is distinguished by its elaborate cloud-scroll decoration, demonstrating a more sophisticated and technically demanding treatment.
This cloud-shaped support can be linked to the cloud-scroll struts found on contemporary ceramic , particularly those in Longquan celadon and blue and white. See, for example, a Longquan celadon-glazed ewer with a cloud strut connecting the neck to the spout, Ming dynasty, illustrated in , Hangzhou, 1998, no.138; and a blue and white , Yuan dynasty, illustrated in , Shanghai, 2012, pp.148–149, no.42. The cloud motif, long associated in Chinese art with the celestial realm and auspicious power, lends an appropriately elevated character to what had originally been a practical structural feature. The rich green hue of the present lot may likewise allude to its more common Longquan ceramic counterpart, typically covered in a thick, lustrous sea-green glaze, such as the celadon-glazed Longquan , Yuan dynasty, excavated in Taishun County, Zhejiang, and illustrated in , Taipei, 2014, no.148-2.
Compare the broad and intricately carved handle with that on a jade round box with cloud-pattern handle, Song to Yuan dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc. no. 故玉003187N000000000). See also a jade washer with a similarly broad and intricately carved flower-knot handle, Jin dynasty, in the same collection (acc.no.故玉003932N000000000), and a green jade cup with a triangular handle, Song dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , Beijing, 2011, no.63.
The term was borrowed from the nomenclature of ancient ritual bronze vessels, but the form that emerged in the 14th century is distinctly Yuan, reflecting the Mongol rulers' appropriation of established Chinese traditions to suit their own tastes and practices. See a blue and white ceramic example, Yuan dynasty, in the British Museum, London, illustrated by J.Harrison-Hall, , London, 2001, p.69, fig.1:22; and a gilt blue-glaze pouring vessel, Yuan dynasty, excavated in Baoding, Hebei Province, in the Palace Museum, Beijing (acc.no.新00156159). The shape of these vessels may have originated in the nomadic tradition of drinking , a fermented mare's milk traditionally consumed communally at banquets, for which such a broad, rounded form may have been particularly practical. Compare the present vessel's angular spout and sharp-lipped rim with a silver pouring bowl, inscribed with the year 1333 and of the period, excavated in Hefei, Anhui, and illustrated in , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2010, p.288, fig.331; and also with a related silver pouring bowl, Yuan dynasty, in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (acc.no.35-124/3).
In Yuan culture, such pouring vessels were used to pour wine into smaller cups and often appear together with vases. This association is supported by their frequent appearance together in archaeological contexts and in contemporary illustrations, including a mural in a tomb dated 1269 in Shaanxi Province depicting Zhang Andabuhua and his wife Yunxian flanked by tables set with various utensils, illustrated in , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2010, p.83, fig. 115. For a detailed discussion on the use of vessels, see C.Ho, 'Social Life under the Mongols as seen in Ceramics', , vol. 59, 1996, p.44.
青玉質，敞口，淺弧腹，平底。一端置槽形長流，流下有卷雲紋支托；另一端設玉鋬。器身光素，打磨細膩，質感溫潤。此玉匜器形端雅，形制殊特，當為元時貴冑所用之名貴器物。元代金屬匜之流下多設簡單繫環，傳統上被認為便於行旅時懸掛於鞍具。本品玉匜則將此實用功能轉化為繁複之鏤空雲紋裝飾，比起實用，更專注於精緻之裝飾效果。參考台北故宮博物院藏一件南宋至明玉匜（館藏編號：故玉003560N000000000），其流下仍保留簡素之繫環。本品則以繁複之雲紋裝飾見長，展現更為精湛之工藝與技術要求。
此雲紋裝飾可與當代瓷作匜相比較，尤其是龍泉青瓷及青花例子。比對一件明代龍泉青釉執壺，其流與頸之間以雲紋裝飾相連，見《龍泉青瓷》，杭州，1998年，編號138；另見一件元代青花匜，載於《幽藍神采：元代青花瓷器特集》，上海，2012年，頁148至149，編號42。雲紋在中國藝術中向與天界及祥瑞相聯繫，此原為實用結構之部件，因雲紋裝飾而更具高雅氣質。本品玉質之濃綠，亦或暗喻當時風行之龍泉青瓷，如浙江泰順出土之元代龍泉青釉匜，釉色青翠厚潤，見《碧綠：明代龍泉窯青瓷》，台北，2014年，編號148-2。
其三角形鋬及綬帶圍桃之紋飾獨特，可比對台北故宮博物院藏一件宋至元玉圓盒，其雲紋柄與本品之雕飾手法相近（館藏編號：故玉003187N000000000）。另見同館藏一件金代青玉羽觴洗，其花結柄亦作寬扁繁複之雕飾（館藏編號：故玉003932N000000000）。北京故宮博物院藏一件宋代青玉杯，亦飾三角形鋬，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：玉器編5：唐宋遼金元》，北京，2011年，編號63。
「匜」之名雖源於青銅禮器，其形制則為元代典型，反映蒙古統治者援引華夏文化而融入本族習俗。其他材質之匜形器亦廣見於元代，參考倫敦大英博物館所藏一件青花匜，錄於霍吉淑，《Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum》，倫敦，2001年，頁69，圖1:22；另參考一件藍釉描金折枝花朵雲紋匜，出土於河北省保定窖藏，現藏北京故宮博物院（館藏編號：新00156159）。此類器形或源於遊牧民族飲用馬奶酒之習，宜於宴飲時盛酒同享。安徽省合肥曾出土一件「至順癸酉（1333年）」款的銀匜，與本品同設方折流，錄於紐約大都會藝術博物館展覽圖錄《The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty》，紐約，2010年，頁288，圖331。另參考一件元代銀匜，藏於美國納爾遜阿特金斯藝術博物館（館藏編號：35-124/3）。
在元代文化中，此類匜器多以斟注小杯之用，搭配玉壺春瓶出現。此說可由考古出土及畫像為證，包括陝西省蒲城1269年元墓壁畫中，描繪張按答不花與其妻李雲綫並坐，兩側几案陳設諸器，可見其例，參見《The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty》，紐約大都會藝術博物館，2010年，頁83，圖115。有關匜器用途之詳論，見何翠媚〈Social Life under the Mongols as seen in Ceramics〉，《東方陶瓷學會會刊》，第59期，1996年，頁44。
Finely carved with gently rounded sides and a lipped rim, supported on a slightly recessed base, the circular body opening at one side to an angular, tapering spout above a lobed cloud-scroll loop, and set on the opposite side with a triangular handle made up of an openwork ribbon centered on a ripe peach, the stone of a translucent mottled green hue polished to a soft sheen.
21cm (8 1/4in) wide across the handle and spout.
Footnotes
元 青玉匜
Provenance:
A German family collection, acquired in China between 1894 and 1922, and thence by descent
來源：
德國家族收藏，於1894至1922年間得自中國，此後家族傳承
This superb pouring vessel is a rare and refined jade rendition of a Yuan dynasty vessel form now known as yi (匜), with its decoration and construction suggesting that it was made as a luxury object for the Yuan elite. Yuan metal generally feature a simple loop beneath the spout, traditionally understood to have facilitated the suspension of the vessel from a saddle during travel. On the present jade vessel, this practical feature has been transformed into an elaborate openwork composition of scrolling clouds, abandoning its utilitarian function in favour of an exceptionally refined decorative treatment. See a similar jade , Southern Song to Ming dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc.no.故玉003560N000000000), which retains a simple loop beneath the spout. The present vessel is distinguished by its elaborate cloud-scroll decoration, demonstrating a more sophisticated and technically demanding treatment.
This cloud-shaped support can be linked to the cloud-scroll struts found on contemporary ceramic , particularly those in Longquan celadon and blue and white. See, for example, a Longquan celadon-glazed ewer with a cloud strut connecting the neck to the spout, Ming dynasty, illustrated in , Hangzhou, 1998, no.138; and a blue and white , Yuan dynasty, illustrated in , Shanghai, 2012, pp.148–149, no.42. The cloud motif, long associated in Chinese art with the celestial realm and auspicious power, lends an appropriately elevated character to what had originally been a practical structural feature. The rich green hue of the present lot may likewise allude to its more common Longquan ceramic counterpart, typically covered in a thick, lustrous sea-green glaze, such as the celadon-glazed Longquan , Yuan dynasty, excavated in Taishun County, Zhejiang, and illustrated in , Taipei, 2014, no.148-2.
Compare the broad and intricately carved handle with that on a jade round box with cloud-pattern handle, Song to Yuan dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc. no. 故玉003187N000000000). See also a jade washer with a similarly broad and intricately carved flower-knot handle, Jin dynasty, in the same collection (acc.no.故玉003932N000000000), and a green jade cup with a triangular handle, Song dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , Beijing, 2011, no.63.
The term was borrowed from the nomenclature of ancient ritual bronze vessels, but the form that emerged in the 14th century is distinctly Yuan, reflecting the Mongol rulers' appropriation of established Chinese traditions to suit their own tastes and practices. See a blue and white ceramic example, Yuan dynasty, in the British Museum, London, illustrated by J.Harrison-Hall, , London, 2001, p.69, fig.1:22; and a gilt blue-glaze pouring vessel, Yuan dynasty, excavated in Baoding, Hebei Province, in the Palace Museum, Beijing (acc.no.新00156159). The shape of these vessels may have originated in the nomadic tradition of drinking , a fermented mare's milk traditionally consumed communally at banquets, for which such a broad, rounded form may have been particularly practical. Compare the present vessel's angular spout and sharp-lipped rim with a silver pouring bowl, inscribed with the year 1333 and of the period, excavated in Hefei, Anhui, and illustrated in , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2010, p.288, fig.331; and also with a related silver pouring bowl, Yuan dynasty, in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (acc.no.35-124/3).
In Yuan culture, such pouring vessels were used to pour wine into smaller cups and often appear together with vases. This association is supported by their frequent appearance together in archaeological contexts and in contemporary illustrations, including a mural in a tomb dated 1269 in Shaanxi Province depicting Zhang Andabuhua and his wife Yunxian flanked by tables set with various utensils, illustrated in , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2010, p.83, fig. 115. For a detailed discussion on the use of vessels, see C.Ho, 'Social Life under the Mongols as seen in Ceramics', , vol. 59, 1996, p.44.
青玉質，敞口，淺弧腹，平底。一端置槽形長流，流下有卷雲紋支托；另一端設玉鋬。器身光素，打磨細膩，質感溫潤。此玉匜器形端雅，形制殊特，當為元時貴冑所用之名貴器物。元代金屬匜之流下多設簡單繫環，傳統上被認為便於行旅時懸掛於鞍具。本品玉匜則將此實用功能轉化為繁複之鏤空雲紋裝飾，比起實用，更專注於精緻之裝飾效果。參考台北故宮博物院藏一件南宋至明玉匜（館藏編號：故玉003560N000000000），其流下仍保留簡素之繫環。本品則以繁複之雲紋裝飾見長，展現更為精湛之工藝與技術要求。
此雲紋裝飾可與當代瓷作匜相比較，尤其是龍泉青瓷及青花例子。比對一件明代龍泉青釉執壺，其流與頸之間以雲紋裝飾相連，見《龍泉青瓷》，杭州，1998年，編號138；另見一件元代青花匜，載於《幽藍神采：元代青花瓷器特集》，上海，2012年，頁148至149，編號42。雲紋在中國藝術中向與天界及祥瑞相聯繫，此原為實用結構之部件，因雲紋裝飾而更具高雅氣質。本品玉質之濃綠，亦或暗喻當時風行之龍泉青瓷，如浙江泰順出土之元代龍泉青釉匜，釉色青翠厚潤，見《碧綠：明代龍泉窯青瓷》，台北，2014年，編號148-2。
其三角形鋬及綬帶圍桃之紋飾獨特，可比對台北故宮博物院藏一件宋至元玉圓盒，其雲紋柄與本品之雕飾手法相近（館藏編號：故玉003187N000000000）。另見同館藏一件金代青玉羽觴洗，其花結柄亦作寬扁繁複之雕飾（館藏編號：故玉003932N000000000）。北京故宮博物院藏一件宋代青玉杯，亦飾三角形鋬，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：玉器編5：唐宋遼金元》，北京，2011年，編號63。
「匜」之名雖源於青銅禮器，其形制則為元代典型，反映蒙古統治者援引華夏文化而融入本族習俗。其他材質之匜形器亦廣見於元代，參考倫敦大英博物館所藏一件青花匜，錄於霍吉淑，《Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum》，倫敦，2001年，頁69，圖1:22；另參考一件藍釉描金折枝花朵雲紋匜，出土於河北省保定窖藏，現藏北京故宮博物院（館藏編號：新00156159）。此類器形或源於遊牧民族飲用馬奶酒之習，宜於宴飲時盛酒同享。安徽省合肥曾出土一件「至順癸酉（1333年）」款的銀匜，與本品同設方折流，錄於紐約大都會藝術博物館展覽圖錄《The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty》，紐約，2010年，頁288，圖331。另參考一件元代銀匜，藏於美國納爾遜阿特金斯藝術博物館（館藏編號：35-124/3）。
在元代文化中，此類匜器多以斟注小杯之用，搭配玉壺春瓶出現。此說可由考古出土及畫像為證，包括陝西省蒲城1269年元墓壁畫中，描繪張按答不花與其妻李雲綫並坐，兩側几案陳設諸器，可見其例，參見《The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty》，紐約大都會藝術博物館，2010年，頁83，圖115。有關匜器用途之詳論，見何翠媚〈Social Life under the Mongols as seen in Ceramics〉，《東方陶瓷學會會刊》，第59期，1996年，頁44。
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