A BROWN AND WHITE JADE MONKEY with peach
糖白玉灵猴献寿摆件
清乾隆
说明:糖白玉,色泽莹润,整体雕工精湛细致,造型惟妙惟肖,生动传神。整器立体圆雕一只灵猴和一硕大寿桃,圆润饱满。灵猴曲身倚靠一颗硕大寿桃,面露俏皮神色,尾卷臂长,探首探脑,猴子姿态顽巧,讨人喜爱,顽皮而充满灵气,灵猴神态生动,姿态舒展,令人忍俊。圆雕寿桃,枝叶分明,穿插交错,叶茎藤蔓,纹理清晰,桃枝虬曲,从底攀援而出。桃实丰硕饱满硕大,桃叶翻卷,枝干粗壮,盘底为足。猴是灵性的动物,为人喜闻乐见,早在商妇好墓就出土过玉雕的猴。猴亦有“侯”的谐音,有王侯之意。桃,神话中西王母的蟠桃园中的蟠桃三千年结一次果,常被人喻之为“仙桃”、“寿桃”。 以桃中结蟠桃,寓万寿无疆、颐养天年之意。
RMB: 100,000-120,000
Early 17th Century, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Finely carved in the round, depicting a monkey, embracing a large peach, the white stone has a pale sugar-brown tinge
9.5cm. Height.
USD: 16,500-20,000