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A WHITE AND BROWN JADE ‘LOTUS, CRAB AND MILLET’ BRUSH WASHER AND MATCHING WOOD STAND, 18TH CENTURY
奥地利 北京时间
2023年03月09日 开拍
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A WHITE AND BROWN JADE ‘LOTUS, CRAB AND MILLET’ BRUSH WASHER AND MATCHING WOOD STAND, 18TH CENTURY
China. Exquisitely carved as a furled lotus leaf, finely detailed with veins, the curled stem serving as the foot and handle of the vessel, one side carved with a clambering crab. The superbly polished translucent stone of a pure white tone with pale sugar brown shadings and few russet inclusions and veins.

Provenance: An old English private collection. A Hungarian private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition:
Very good condition with minor wear and few tiny nibbles. The stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. The wood stand with minor wear, few expected age cracks, and small losses.

Weight: 203.7 g (the washer) and 84.2 g (the stand)
Dimensions: Length 11 cm

The matching wood stand, probably huali, lacquered and finely carved in openwork as two lotus leaves borne on curled stems further issuing lotus pods and millet stalks. (2)

This brush washer is an exceptional example of the level of carving achieved by craftsmen in the 18th century. From the exquisitely detailed veins of the lotus leaf and modeling of the crab, to the fluid naturalistic form of the leaf, the carving has been expertly positioned and composed within the pebble to ensure minimal wastage and the clever incorporation of the brown portion of the stone to highlight the crab and stem.

Lotus-leaf brush washers and water droppers were popular from the Ming dynasty, and were produced in various materials including porcelain, agate, bronze and jade. Such vessels are an example of the ideal natural world that was miniaturized and brought into the scholar's studio. These perfect representations of nature, which encompassed a range of objects including boulder carvings, brush pots and brush washers, proved a means of inspiration and escape for the scholar who was caught in the day-to-day duties of officialdom. An old name in Chinese for crab was jia, a reference to the creature’s shell, and the word for lotus is lian.

Such scenes were also imbued with auspicious meaning. Together, the crab and lotus formed the rebus lian ke jia di, meaning ‘first place in consecutive examinations’. The lotus is also called hehua, and the common name for crab, xie, also combines to form the phrase hexia which means ‘harmony’.

Expert’s note: It is rare to find a brush washer in white and brown jade, as this combination of colors was usually reserved for figural jades. The lapidary has masterfully utilized the different shades of the stone and polished it to a high translucency to further heighten the awe-inspiring effect, and even added a matching stand which strikingly complements the depiction, altogether leaving no doubt that the present lot was made during the 18th century.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related jade “cup” carved as a lotus leaf surmounted by a crab, dated to the Kangxi period, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1952.501.



十八世紀白玉褐斑蓮葉筆洗
中國。筆洗成捲曲荷葉形,葉紋清晰,卷莖為器足和柄,一側刻有小蟹。表面光滑,呈純白色,帶有淺棕色斑紋和少量赤褐色絮狀物及紋理。

來源:英國私人舊藏;匈牙利私人收藏購於上述收藏。
品相:品相極好,有輕微磨損,具有天然裂隙的石料,隨著時間的推移,其中一些已經發展成細小的裂紋。木架有輕微磨損,輕微老化裂縫,小缺損。

重量:203.7 克 (筆洗),84.2克 (底座)
尺寸:長11 厘米

配套的木架,可能是花梨木,上漆並精美鏤空,兩片荷葉承載在捲曲的莖上,其間可見蓮藕和花苞(2)

這件筆洗是十八世紀工匠雕刻傑出水平的典範。 從荷葉的精緻紋理和螃蟹的造型,到葉子的流暢自然形態,巧妙地定位和組合,以確保最大限度地減少浪費,並巧妙地融入石頭的棕色部分突出螃蟹和莖。

荷葉筆洗和水注流行於明代,材質多樣,包括瓷、瑪瑙、青銅和玉石。這些文房用具將自然山水縮小融入文人書房。這些對自然的完美再現,涵蓋了包括山子筆擱、筆筒和筆洗在內的一系列物品。螃蟹的中文舊名是甲,指的是這種生物的殼,蓮與螃蟹的場景也充滿了吉祥的意味。螃蟹又名“黃甲”,取這個“甲”字,螃蟹做雙數,取個“雙”字,意為“二甲連連”。一來,科舉考試中會將及第的甲科考生名字用黃紙寫在卷末,這就叫“黃甲”,和螃蟹同名。所以二甲連連和喜得連科是同一個意思。

專家注釋:很難找到白玉褐斑筆洗,因為這種顏色組合通常專用於人物造像。寶石工匠巧妙地利用玉料的不同深淺,將其打磨,更加上配套的支架,與畫面相得益彰,無不讓人認爲這件拍品是來自十八世紀。

文獻比較:
比較一件相近的康熙蓮葉螃蟹玉筆洗,收藏於Cleveland Museum of Art,館藏編號1952.501。

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