211 十八世紀 白玉如意紋壽字活環奩
D12cm
匲以白玉雕琢，質地細膩瑩潤，潔白純淨，寶光瑩瑩。結合圓雕、鏤雕、減地隱起淺浮雕等技法，工藝精細。器分蓋與身，子母圓口緊密扣合。蓋面隆起，頂凸起柱形鈕，刻團「壽」字，四周圍繞連回紋。鈕外緣鏤雕四花葉連接蓋面，並各套一活環，喻「福壽高升」吉祥之意。蓋面刻變形花葉紋，線條婉轉流暢，相互纏繞，姿態曼妙，頗具西洋風格。器身鼓腹，口沿飾如意雲頭紋，腹部光素，打磨細緻平滑，底承圈足。整體形制規整，磨工精湛，膛壁勻稱，華貴而不豔俗，展現清代盛世精彩絕倫的玉雕技藝。
清朝，有著嚴苛封建禮教，其生日儀式規格亦有明確規範。在生辰禮節中，皇家貴族的壽辰絕對是上上品，皇族婦女生辰更為隆重。而奩為古代婦女盛放香物或梳妝用品之器，傳世有青銅質、釉陶質之作品，而鑲嵌珠貝玉石的奩盒稱寶奩。清乾隆時期經濟與文化發展取得巨大成就，宮廷用玉也發展到鼎盛時期。在此歷史背景下，上乘玉料層出不窮，琢製玉器量多質優，品類豐富，玉製寶奩成為賀壽佳禮。玉奩中以今北京故宮博物院庋藏清中期〈和闐青玉十二辰活環奩〉，造形與本品相似，飾有吉祥紋樣及西洋風格之花葉紋，為頗具特色之玉雕佳作，更是當時喜事風俗之代表見證。
細觀本品，精雅溫潤，蓋面花葉紋與鏤雕活環相對應，正是十八世紀中葉，歐亞風和巴洛克風格盛行的流行紋樣。器腹除口沿雕紋飾一周，餘處遵循「良玉不琢」原則，純以玉材本身剔透美感取勝，更凸顯出兩者之間相得益彰的效果，展現清代玉雕之匠心獨具，為隆重尊貴的生辰賀禮。
預估價：
TWD 800,000-1,000,000
RMB 181,800-227,300

A Superb White Jade 'Longevity ' Censer and Cover
18th Century
D12cm

Yu Jen Taipei Auction
[Lot 211] Estimates: TWD 800,000-1,000,000

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