A large pale green jade 'double-gourd' washer
18th centuryThe deeply hollowed vessel modelled in the form of a double gourd, borne on reticulated curling leafy tendrils further issuing a smaller double gourd, the veins of the leaves superbly carved in relief, the stone of greenish tone with icy inclusions, wood stand. 23cm (9 1/18in) long (2).
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十八世紀 青白玉雕葫蘆洗Provenance: The Acevedo Family collection, ArgentinaA South-American private collectionMarchant, London來源:阿根廷Acevedo家族舊藏南美私人舊藏倫敦MarchantCompare with a related white jade 'double-gourd' washer, 18th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which was included in the exhibition of A Passion for Jade: The Heber Bishop Collection, New York, 14 March 2015 - 19 June 1026 (acc.no.02.18.441); see also a pale green jade double-gourd washer of similar design, Qianlong, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 10 May 2011, lot 28.青白玉質,白中閃青,玉料圓雕成一大一小葫蘆,再掏膛成洗,枝葉連綿纏繞全身,以鏟地法出葉脈經絡,栩栩如生。葫蘆有頗多吉意,葫蘆諧音「福祿」,瓜蒂連綿多籽象徵子孫繁盛,其形又似漢字「吉」字,故此這一題材在五代同堂的乾隆晚期各類藝術品中廣見。 紐約大都會博物館藏有一件清中期白玉葫蘆水盛可資參考,見紐約大都會博物館,「A Passion for Jade: The Heber Bishop Collection」展覽,2015年3月14日至2016年6月19日,館藏編號02.18.441。另可參考一件清乾隆青白玉雕葫蘆洗,題材樣式和本拍品頗似,售於倫敦蘇富比,2011年5月10日,拍品編號28。