拍品信息
拍品名称
清乾隆/嘉慶 墨白玉雕觀音善財龍女像 | A RARE WHITE AND CHESTNUT JADE CARVING OF GUANYIN AND ATTENDANTS
年代
Qianlong/Jiaqing
起拍价
GBP 30,000
估值区间
GBP 30000 - 50000
尺寸
未知
品相
未知
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Qianlong/Jiaqing
Deftly carved as a deity seated upon a two-tiered lotus throne, with a serene expression under her hair arranged in a topknot and covered with a long veil cascading over her shoulders, clad in long flowing robes in folds around her body partially revealing the bare right foot, flanked by the standing figures of Shancai and Longnü on either side, the stone of white and chestnut tones.
11.2cm (4 3/8in) high.
Footnotes
清乾隆/嘉慶 墨白玉雕觀音善財龍女像
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 8 April 1976 (insurance valuation letter)
A Scottish private collection
來源： 倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.，1976年4月8日（保險評估信）
蘇格蘭私人收藏
In Buddhist iconography, Guanyin is frequently depicted flanked by Shancai (善財) and Longnü (龍女), as exemplified in the present lot, symbolizing her role as a compassionate guide leading all beings toward enlightenment. The earliest known visual representation of Guanyin accompanied by both Shancai and Longnü dates to the 12th century, including a wall painting of the Water-Moon Guanyin with two attendants in the Yulin Caves, Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227), illustrated in (榆林窟), Nanjing, 2019, pp.139–140. The emergence of this triadic imagery—likely originating in Zhejiang—reflects the deep interconnection between (華嚴經), which recounts the legend of Shancai, and the (蓮華經), which references Longnü. During the Ming dynasty, the rise of vernacular literature and storytelling, particularly (南海觀音全傳), further enriched and popularised the narrative of Guanyin's association with Shancai and Longnü, solidifying this imagery in Buddhist art. For more discussion on the iconography of Guanyin accompanied by Shancai and Longnü, see Chen Junji, 'Guanyin pusa xieshi juanshu zhong de shancai yu longnü zuhe' (觀音菩薩脅侍眷屬中的善財與龍女組合), , Taipei, 2022(473), pp.98-109.
Compare with a related celadon jade Guanyin figure, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , (Qing dynasty), Beijing, 2011, p.277, pl.243. See also four other related jade Guanyin figures, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , Beijing, 2012, pp.213-219.
See a related inscribed white and russet jade boulder, Qianlong mark and of the period, dated to 1764, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 April 2011, lot 2838. See also a related pale green jade figure of Guanyin and attendant, 19th century, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 4 June 2015, lot 54.
Deftly carved as a deity seated upon a two-tiered lotus throne, with a serene expression under her hair arranged in a topknot and covered with a long veil cascading over her shoulders, clad in long flowing robes in folds around her body partially revealing the bare right foot, flanked by the standing figures of Shancai and Longnü on either side, the stone of white and chestnut tones.
11.2cm (4 3/8in) high.
Footnotes
清乾隆/嘉慶 墨白玉雕觀音善財龍女像
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 8 April 1976 (insurance valuation letter)
A Scottish private collection
來源： 倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.，1976年4月8日（保險評估信）
蘇格蘭私人收藏
In Buddhist iconography, Guanyin is frequently depicted flanked by Shancai (善財) and Longnü (龍女), as exemplified in the present lot, symbolizing her role as a compassionate guide leading all beings toward enlightenment. The earliest known visual representation of Guanyin accompanied by both Shancai and Longnü dates to the 12th century, including a wall painting of the Water-Moon Guanyin with two attendants in the Yulin Caves, Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227), illustrated in (榆林窟), Nanjing, 2019, pp.139–140. The emergence of this triadic imagery—likely originating in Zhejiang—reflects the deep interconnection between (華嚴經), which recounts the legend of Shancai, and the (蓮華經), which references Longnü. During the Ming dynasty, the rise of vernacular literature and storytelling, particularly (南海觀音全傳), further enriched and popularised the narrative of Guanyin's association with Shancai and Longnü, solidifying this imagery in Buddhist art. For more discussion on the iconography of Guanyin accompanied by Shancai and Longnü, see Chen Junji, 'Guanyin pusa xieshi juanshu zhong de shancai yu longnü zuhe' (觀音菩薩脅侍眷屬中的善財與龍女組合), , Taipei, 2022(473), pp.98-109.
Compare with a related celadon jade Guanyin figure, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , (Qing dynasty), Beijing, 2011, p.277, pl.243. See also four other related jade Guanyin figures, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , Beijing, 2012, pp.213-219.
See a related inscribed white and russet jade boulder, Qianlong mark and of the period, dated to 1764, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 April 2011, lot 2838. See also a related pale green jade figure of Guanyin and attendant, 19th century, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 4 June 2015, lot 54.
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