Lot 280
The design draws inspiration from an ancient legend: it is said that when Confucius was born, a qilin appeared at his family home and presented a jade scroll, thus establishing the motif of the "Qilin Bearing the Book" (qilin bei shu) as a symbol of auspiciousness and the birth of a sage. Compare to a smaller example, see Christie's Hong Kong, 29/5/2019, lot 2907.
It's with an original carved fitted hongmu stand.
明 巧色和田青玉雕帶皮色麒麟擺件 及原配紅木祥雲底座
玉石在天然形成時往往帶有皮色，巧匠們在製作玉器工藝品時，有時會留下部分皮色作為“巧色”，也就是所謂巧色玉的由來了。這件作品正是巧妙地運用了玉料的皮色進行雕琢，完美地將玉料本身的白皙潤澤和皮色的深邃沉穩結合在了一起，呈現出一頭回首相望的麒麟形象。麒麟頭部的須角口目均鐫刻得清晰分明，四肢踡起臥於祥雲之上，強壯的身軀上佈滿鱗片，背上的如意包袱中露出捆扎起來的書冊。這種造型來自一個古老的傳說，據說當年孔子降生，有麒麟來到孔府吐出玉書，從此“麒麟背書”便被視為祥瑞的象征，預示著聖賢的誕生。玉麒麟身下承有原配祥雲木座，同樣以細緻的刀工將一朵朵密佈流雲刻畫得華美精細，與玉件形成絕佳的搭配。
20cm wide; 15.8cm high
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
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Fine Chinese and Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8763
11:00am - 2 March 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Thurs 27 Feb - Sat 1 Mar, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Luke Guan
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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