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十七世紀 壽山石雕嵌寶笑獅羅漢坐像 《玉璇》款
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USD 30,000
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30,000 - 50,000 USD
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the upper back with a two-character inscription reading Yu Xuan
Height 3 in., 7.6 cm
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说明：Yang Yuxuan, also known by the names Yang Ji, Yu Rei and Xuan, was a native of Zhangpu, Fujian province, and went on to perfect his stone carving in the provincial capital of Fuzhou. Undoubtedly the most famous soapstone carver of all time, Yang’s reputation had already gained traction during his lifetime. Praised by his contemporary, scholar-official Zhou Lianggong, Yang’s knifework was said to be ‘like that of supernatural beings’ and his work widely collected among the elite and members of the imperial court.
Although Yang Yuxuan was a prolific carver, only a very small number of his surviving works are signed. Traditionally, while literary artists were highly venerated and were expected to sign their work, craftsmen such as Yang would generally not have carved their signature on a piece unless it was of particular importance. Notable examples of Yang Yuxuan’s signed works are preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, suggesting that he was either given specific commissions by the Court, or that his works came to the attention of the Imperial family, either through tributes or gifts. Compare a related signed tianhuang figure of Pindola in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua da cidian. Jinyin yushi juan [Dictionary of Chinese cultural relics. Gold, silver, jade and stone], Shanghai, 1996, pl. 241; and a soapstone figure of Avalokiteshvara, also in the Palace Museum, illustrated in Yang Boda, Zhongguo meishu quanji. Diaosu bian [The complete series on Chinese art. Sculpture], Beijing, 1988, vol. 6: Yuan Ming Qing diaosu [Yuan, Ming and Qing carving], p. 143, pl. 154, and, pp 44-45, where the author points out that the manner in which Yang Yuxuan carves the robes, and the cut of the knife itself, is exceptional, in that the cut is diagonal, as opposed to the perpendicular style of most Qing carvers, resulting in a more powerful, realistic effect.
For other signed figures of luohan by Yang Yuxuan, compare a soapstone carving, originally in the Spencer-Churchill Collection, Northwick Park, included in the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong exhibition Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 45; a soapstone figure of Vajraputra from the Mi Yun Hall Collection sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 2nd April 2016, lot 3686; and an important set of eighteen luohan sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd April 2019, lot 3686.
Height 3 in., 7.6 cm
来源：紐約私人收藏
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说明：Yang Yuxuan, also known by the names Yang Ji, Yu Rei and Xuan, was a native of Zhangpu, Fujian province, and went on to perfect his stone carving in the provincial capital of Fuzhou. Undoubtedly the most famous soapstone carver of all time, Yang’s reputation had already gained traction during his lifetime. Praised by his contemporary, scholar-official Zhou Lianggong, Yang’s knifework was said to be ‘like that of supernatural beings’ and his work widely collected among the elite and members of the imperial court.
Although Yang Yuxuan was a prolific carver, only a very small number of his surviving works are signed. Traditionally, while literary artists were highly venerated and were expected to sign their work, craftsmen such as Yang would generally not have carved their signature on a piece unless it was of particular importance. Notable examples of Yang Yuxuan’s signed works are preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, suggesting that he was either given specific commissions by the Court, or that his works came to the attention of the Imperial family, either through tributes or gifts. Compare a related signed tianhuang figure of Pindola in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua da cidian. Jinyin yushi juan [Dictionary of Chinese cultural relics. Gold, silver, jade and stone], Shanghai, 1996, pl. 241; and a soapstone figure of Avalokiteshvara, also in the Palace Museum, illustrated in Yang Boda, Zhongguo meishu quanji. Diaosu bian [The complete series on Chinese art. Sculpture], Beijing, 1988, vol. 6: Yuan Ming Qing diaosu [Yuan, Ming and Qing carving], p. 143, pl. 154, and, pp 44-45, where the author points out that the manner in which Yang Yuxuan carves the robes, and the cut of the knife itself, is exceptional, in that the cut is diagonal, as opposed to the perpendicular style of most Qing carvers, resulting in a more powerful, realistic effect.
For other signed figures of luohan by Yang Yuxuan, compare a soapstone carving, originally in the Spencer-Churchill Collection, Northwick Park, included in the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong exhibition Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 45; a soapstone figure of Vajraputra from the Mi Yun Hall Collection sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 2nd April 2016, lot 3686; and an important set of eighteen luohan sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd April 2019, lot 3686.
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