California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 October 05, 2019  October 05, 2019

 Lot # 8149 
A WHITE AND BLACK JADE CARVING OF CRESTING WAVES & PEARL    清 黑白玉海水江崖紋山子


  • Dimension: Height: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm) Length: 8 3/4 in (22.0 cm) Width: 4 5/8 in (11.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $4500
  • Estimate To: $8500

Finely carved and detailed with incised lines to depict cresting ocean waves and a pearl ball emerging at the top, all supported on a fitted finely carved and pierced hardwood stand. The stone is of mottled white and black tone. Qing Dynasty period.


此件山子以黑白玉料一體雕成,紋理清晰,質地溫潤細膩,包漿潤澤,匠師巧妙利用玉料的自然色澤和紋理特點雕琢出富有層次變化的畫面,刀法爽利,砣碾遒勁,紋飾疏密有致。浮雕海水江崖紋飾,寓“四海清平”、“江山永固”、“一統江山”、“福山壽海”、“萬世昇平”之意。波濤翻滾,大浪翻捲,洶湧澎湃,氣勢磅礴。山子頂端則利用白玉的質地巧雕寶珠,用來代替真龍飛舞其上,設計極其巧妙,構成真龍天子主宰江山社稷的寓意畫面。本品整體造型生動求真,構思巧妙,雕琢精心細膩,自然逼真,刀法質樸凝練,規格纖巧,匠師立意奇妙,可養性怡情,是一件極具特色的文房佳器。又配有原配海水江崖紋座子,更為難得。