A LARGE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘BUDDHIST LION’, 17th CENTURY The stone shows celadon, grey and russet hues China, 17th century This vivid jade sculpture portrays a ferocious Buddhist lion who is holding a brocade ball with his front pays, whilst scratching his right ear with one of his hind paws. The liveliness of the movement is further enhanced by the naturalistic mane and spine of the mythical beast. An outstanding feature is his tail that is remnant of a Buddha hand citron. On the belly we find the collector’s label of Erik Hancock, who was one of the best-known collectors through the late 1960s and 1970s. Born into a privileged Birmingham family he grew up surrounded by antiques. In young adulthood he too became an avid collector and over his own lifetime amassed a large collection of Chinese Art with a specific interest in Jades and Chinese Snuff Bottles. Nearly all the pieces of the collection bare a distinctive collector's label which is easily recognized. Many pieces from his collection are now housed in major collections around the world and listed in publications of private snuff bottle and jade collectors spanning the decades since the 1970s.Shape: Figural Dimensions: length is 16.5 cm, height is 7 cm Weight: 1,661 gramsCondition: excellent condition Provenance: ex collection of Erik Hancock (label on underside still in place); ex collection Robert Kleiner Ltd., London, American Private collection Auction results comparison: Christie’s, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, London, South Kensington, 9 November 2012, lot 1069 (for another celadon and russet jade Buddhist lion, dating to the late Ming Dynasty but smaller in size)大型青玉雕佛獅,十七世紀青色夾雜灰褐色沁斑中國,十七世紀這件雕工精湛的玉雕描繪了一只龇牙咧嘴佛狮,他前爪捧着一个錦緞球,同時用他的一隻後爪骚挠右耳。 神話中的野獸的鬃毛卷曲和身子壮实,進一步艺术效果。 另一个突出特點是他的尾巴是拂尘尾部。在肚子上我們找到了收藏家Erik Hancock的標籤,他是20世紀60年代末和70年代最著名的收藏家之一。 他出生在一個伯明翰贵族家庭,从小就被古玩围绕。 在青年時期,他也成了一個狂熱的收藏家,並在他自己的一生中積累了大量的中國藝術品,他对玉器和鼻烟壶特別感興趣。幾乎所有藏品都有一個獨特的收藏家標籤,很容易識別。 他收藏的許多艺术品現在都被收录于世界各地的重要收藏中,並列在自20世紀70年代以來數十年間鼻煙壺和玉器私人收藏家的出版物中。造型:獸形 尺寸:長16.5 厘米, 高 7 厘米 重量: 1,661 克品相:極好 來源: 原Erik Hancock 收藏(底部可見收藏標簽);原倫敦Robert Kleiner Ltd.收藏;美國私人收藏 拍賣結果比較:Christie’s, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, London, South Kensington, 9 November 2012, lot 1069 (另一件青玉褐斑玉雕佛獅,晚明,尺寸略小)