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A Rare White Jade Catfish-Shaped Snuff Bottle, 18c.
A Rare White Jade Catfish-Shaped Snuff Bottle, 18c.
Item Details
Description
103 十八世紀 白玉鯰魚形鼻煙壺
L6.4cm
來源:Arthur Gadsby 收藏
香港蘇富比 1991 年 5 月 2 日編號 102
Mary and George Bloch 伉儷收藏
香港蘇富比 2013 年 5 月 26 日編號 161
展覽:
「盈寸纖研-瑪麗及佐治伯樂鼻煙壺珍藏」,香港藝術館,香港, 1994 年 3 月 18 日 -6 月 8 日,編號 50
「盈寸纖研-瑪麗及佐治伯樂鼻煙壺珍藏」,新加坡國家博物院,新加坡, 1994 年 11 月 1 日 -1995 年 1 月 29 日
出版:
《盈寸纖研 - 瑪麗及佐治伯樂鼻煙壺珍藏》,香港藝術館,香港, 1994 年,頁 104 ,圖版 50
《 A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection 》,卷 1 , Hugh Moss 、
Victor Graham 及曾嘉寶,香港, 1995 年,頁 136-137 ,圖版 54
MARY AND GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTION
瑪麗及佐治伯樂伉儷鼻煙壺珍藏
Lots 103-105
Mary and George Bloch 伉儷為赫赫有名的收藏家夫婦。George Bloch(1920-2009)出生於維也納工業世家,曾負笈英倫。1938年移居上海並創立公司,專營生產及分銷玩具、鐘錶、家具及電子零件。George 原已熱愛收藏,1969年與 Mary 共結連理後更拓展視野與興趣,倆人攜手蒐集各式珍品,收藏範圍涵蓋日本牙雕漆作、中國陶瓷及工藝品、西方現代畫與雕塑等。賢伉儷走遍世界各地,造訪博物館、參與拍賣會,Mary 也因而獲邀加入威尼斯 Peggy Guggenheim Advisory Board 顧問委員會。
八十年代初期,伉儷開始專注袖珍藝術鼻煙壺的收藏。多年來在顧問 Robert Kleiner、Robert Hall 及 Hugh Moss 的輔佐下,收藏日豐。其藏品出版無數,如《盈寸纖研-瑪麗及佐治伯樂鼻煙壺珍藏》、《A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection》等專書。曾於各大博物館及藝廊如香港藝術館、倫敦大英博物館、新加坡國家博物院、耶路撒冷以色列博物館、香港大學美術博物館、北京故宮博物院、蒙特利馬 Musée de la Miniature 等地巡迴列展,奠定其鼻煙壺藝術領域的重要地位。本次編號103-105皆為 Mary and George Bloch 伉儷收藏之精巧玲瓏的掌中珍玩,散發令人眩目的迷人魅力。

白玉質,質地細膩,寶光內蘊,略帶金黃色沁。雕琢為鯰魚造形,圓張的魚嘴為壺口,大眼凸起,嘴邊兩縷長鬚向後飄逸。背部隆起,腹部較平整,整體略呈三角形。背鰭偏向一側,頗具動感,胸鰭和腹鰭對稱貼於魚身。身軀鱗片刻劃整齊清晰,排列規整,尾巴分成數縷向身軀彎折,設計巧妙,頗具裝飾趣味。通體雕琢工藝精緻,掏膛規整,鯰魚姿態生動,維妙維肖,盈手把玩頗為雅逸。
鼻煙壺,隨著明末清初歐洲鼻煙傳入中國而產生,始於明末,盛於清,集書畫、雕刻、鑲嵌、琢磨等技藝於一身,被譽為「集中國多種工藝之大成的袖珍藝術品」。其材質多樣,形制繁多,除常見的瓶式外,亦有依料而為,或以動物形狀出現,以魚為造形更是深受人們喜愛之題材。如清宮舊藏,北京故宮博物院庋藏清中期〈白玉帶皮金魚形鼻煙壺〉,與本品皆將魚的姿態刻劃生動,極富逸趣,可資參考。
商周時期,便已出現魚之玉器型制,由於魚與「餘」、「玉」諧音,成為富貴有餘、年年有餘、金玉滿堂等吉祥象徵;到唐宋時期,出現佩魚制度,玉魚品種逐漸增多;直至清代,佩魚深受士大夫和文人雅士喜愛,形成一種時尚風氣。清代,玉魚製作盛行,或隨身佩戴,或隨手把玩,更雕為魚形鼻煙壺等,小巧玲瓏,既實用又便於攜帶。
本件白玉鯰魚形鼻煙壺,造形完整飽滿,體態勻稱可愛,且玉質晶瑩溫潤,包漿豐厚,周身紋飾雕刻細膩,於簡中見繁,散發出濃郁藝術氣息。且其傳承有序,陸續為著名鼻煙壺收藏家 Arthur Gadsby、Mary and George Bloch 伉儷收藏,並展覽及出版於香港藝術館、新加坡國家博物院等。Arthur Gadsby 是1960年代初期具開創性和代表性的收藏家,在香港各古董店等地蒐羅並建立一系列高質量收藏,其收藏規模在當時的香港首屈一指,引領鼻煙壺的收藏潮流。
預估價:
TWD 150,000-180,000
RMB 34,100-40,900

A Rare White Jade Catfish-Shaped Snuff Bottle
18th Century
L6.4cm

EXHIBITED
Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from The Collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong
Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 18 March to 8 June 1994, No. 50
Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from The Collection of Mary and George Bloch, National
Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1 November 1994 to 29 January 1995

LITERATURE
Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from The Collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 104, pl. 50
A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 1, Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 136-137, pl. 54

PROVENANCE:
Arthur Gadsby Collection
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 May 1991, lot 102
Mary and George Bloch Collection
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 161

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[Lot 103] Estimates: TWD 150,000-180,000

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A Rare White Jade Catfish-Shaped Snuff Bottle, 18c.

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