細節
明末 犀角雕九龍盃
仿古青銅器形,盃敞口,有流,足微撇。口沿內刻回紋一周。外壁腹部凸雕裝飾紋帶一周,紋帶上刻龍紋;一條小螭龍攀附於紋帶上,像是在努力的向上爬,與流下的另一條小螭龍遙遙對望;盃鋬上七條螭龍,肢體相纏,像是在爭先爬入盃內;足圈內刻「叔禮」印章款。
此器色如蒸栗,光澤瑩潤,造型雄渾古樸,刻工高超,刀法精絕,為犀角雕刻中之精品。
此器原為美國加州福勒博物館之舊藏;後為松竹堂珍藏。2002-2005年間於香港藝術館《金木水火土:香港文物收藏精品展》中展出。
來源
The Fowler Museum Collection, California
The Songzhutang Collection
出版
T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 80, no. 33
Lu Jianchuan, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Shanghai shuchan chubanshe, 2005, fig. 121
展覽
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, 2002-2005
注意事項
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory, tortoiseshell and crocodile. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.