清 寿山白芙蓉石彩绘 观音送子 童子拜观音 摆件

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清 寿山白芙蓉石彩绘 观音送子 童子拜观音 摆件

参考：佳士得
現場拍賣 21066
2022年7月6日
亞洲藝術
拍品 81 清十八/十九世紀 壽山石嵌寳觀音童子擺件
AN INLAID SOAPSTONE ‘GUANYIN AND ATTENDANTS’ GROUP
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

成交價 歐元 7,560
估價 歐元 6,000 – 歐元 8,000

清十八/十九世紀 壽山石嵌寳觀音童子擺件
Hauteur totale : 29 cm. (11 3⁄8 in.)

來源
於1998年6月21日購自法國藝術品市場
法國藏家R.J.S.先生珍藏

参考：保利
山中商会宝藏乾隆御题天青釉笠式碗
宫廷艺术与重要瓷器、玉器、工艺品
6279 清乾隆 白芙蓉雕送子观音

尺寸 高28.5cm
估价 480,000-680,000
成交价 RMB —

备注：
1.Spink & Son旧藏；
2.英国伦敦Baroness Dunn旧藏
“玉璇”款
这件乾隆白芙蓉雕送子观音，用整块白芙蓉石精雕而成，质地细腻，柔润如脂，色泽甜净雅致，秀丽夺人。观音作游戏座，脱俗飘逸，一手持经卷，一手拈念珠，微微颔首，眉目含笑，慈悲可亲。衣纹流畅优雅，衣缘处作海水纹镶边，衣上团花中有碧波莲花，精美异常。旁又一童子作合掌拜观音状，笑容可掬，天真喜人。观音及童子头发及衣服花纹皆用阴刻涂墨，细致明晰。寓意吉祥，工料俱美，十分珍贵。芙蓉石为寿山石品之一，产于加良山的顶峰，石质柔而细，微透明，光滑洁润。陈子奋《寿山邱石小志》赞：“芙蓉之质与色，直可与田黄冻石雄峙寿山。”芙蓉石以白色为典型，其它尚有黄、红等色。白色者，名“白芙蓉”，质极细嫩，有白玉白、猪油白、藕尖白几种。黄色者，名“黄芙蓉”，或牙黄，或朱黄，通明妩媚。红者，娇艳夺目，光彩焕发，名“红芙蓉”。此外还有淡青色，名“芙蓉青”。白地晕红色点者，名“花红冻”。近代龚纶《寿山石谱》称：“温润凝腻，山坑之石无其比。名曰芙蓉，岂以类初晓之木芙蓉花耶！” 清乾隆后，“将军洞芙蓉”渐著名于世，至光绪间，“白芙蓉”已不可得，被誉为“邱石三宝”之一。此送子观音像有“玉璇”款，“玉璇”即杨璇，又名杨玑，字玉璇，一作玉璇，福建漳浦人，清康熙年间以治印钮为世人所重，或说曾被招为内府御工。杨璇刀工精绝，擅雕人物、走兽，风格雄强古雅、拙朴浑穆，毛奇龄《后观石录》赞其所雕葡萄钮印章“独取其白色而略渗微红者为枝叶，其叶中蠹蚀处，各带红黄色，深浅相接，如老莲画叶然。且嵌缀玲珑，虽交藤接叶，而穹洞四达，真鬼工也”。北京故宫博物院藏有杨玉璇所雕鼠瓜钮印章一枚，呈椭圆形，用高山石，高7厘米，宽4.5厘米，白、黄、红三色相间。印顶红色部份刻南瓜三颗，数片白色瓜叶及藤丝交错其间。黄色部份刻松鼠一对，口衔小虫在瓜上追逐。背面阴刻草书“玉旋”款，充分利用石材天然形态颜色，因材施艺，构思巧妙，刀法纯熟。还有一件田黄石观音像，利用一块呈桔皮黄色、通透秀润的田黄冻石，刻带冠观音立像。观音右手提飘带，左手执瓶，脚踩波浪，冠顶及缨络嵌宝石珠，眉发染墨，端庄慈悲，风采卓然。

参考：华艺国际2018秋季拍卖会
2018/11/14-15
古董珍玩——瓷器·玉器·工艺品
2043清初 杨玉璇款寿山石描金加彩观音

估价：RMB 　30,000-50,000
成交价：–

尺寸：高13cm

作品说明

此件材质选用寿山石中名贵品种白芙蓉，观音神情安详，体态婀娜，给人以祥和之感。衣冠服饰随风飘动，雕工精湛，所刻画的观音动静皆备，卓然袅袅。身后阴刻“玉璇”款。

杨玉璇，又名玉祥、玑。明末清初福建漳浦县人。“能以寸许琥珀作玲珑准提，毫发毕露，见者惊奇。”善于寿山石雕，镂刻不同形象和姿态的人物、鸟兽、鱼虫、花卉、树木等等，无不形态逼真，栩栩如生。尤其擅长雕刻观音。

参考：佳士得
17 3月 2021 | 現場拍賣 19150
瓊肯珍藏重要中國藝術
拍品 665
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
十七/十八世紀 壽山石菩薩坐像 「古閩周彬拜製」鎏金刻款
17TH-18TH CENTURY

成交價 USD 106,250
估價 USD 20,000 – USD 30,000

十七/十八世紀 壽山石菩薩坐像 「古閩周彬拜製」鎏金刻款
17TH-18TH CENTURY
十七/十八世紀 壽山石菩薩坐像 「古閩
周彬拜製」鎏金刻款
4 ¾ in (12 cm.) high

來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）珍藏。

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 and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

狀況報告
We have sought to record changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
The figure is in overall good condition.
There is the expected minor loss to the pigment in gilding, however the gilding of the mark is intact.
There are a few very minute nicks to the edges of the robe and sleeves.
There is a small bruise to the lower edge of the robe at front, to the big toe, and a small one to the edge of the robe above the proper right knee, as visible in the illustration.
The base is pierced with two small holes for mounting, and has light surface scratches as well as a network of fissures.
There is also some faint writing in western script on the base, possibly reading Chou Pun in two places.

拍品專文
Zhou Bin, also known as Shang Jun, was a native of Zhangzhou in Fujian province. He is most famous for his seal carvings, luohan figures and, occasionally, seal paste boxes. It has also been suggested, though not conclusively proved, that he originally studied under Yang Yuxuan and later worked as an Imperial craftsman in the Palace workshops of the Kangxi Emperor.
The delicate treatment of the facial features is characteristic of Zhou’s works, as is the meticulous treatment of the robes with masterful carved details on the hems.

参考：苏富比
中國藝術珍品
11 九月 2019 • 紐約
853
清十八世紀 壽山石雕送子觀音坐像

估價 6,000 – 8,000 USD
已售出 6,250 USD

参考：苏富比
中國藝術品
03 十二月 2015 • 香港
拍品 328
清十八 / 十九世紀 壽山石雕送子觀音立像

估價 90,000 – 120,000 HKD
已售出 300,000 HKD

描述
soapstone
27 公分，10 5/8 英寸；總高 36.7 公分，14 1/2 英寸
finely carved standing dressed in a loose robe cascading in ample folds and delicately engraved with foliate scrolls, holding in her arms an infant clutching a lotus, her plump face detailed with fine features set in a benevolent expression, her hair tied up in a high chignon and covered with a veil, the stand modelled as a pierced rock

來源
紐約羅徹斯特斯特朗玩具博物館藏品（藏品編號75.1340）

参考：苏富比
Emperors’ Playthings – A Connoisseur’s Collection
06 四月 2016 • 香港
拍品 3029
清十七 / 十八世紀 芙蓉石雕觀音坐像 《周彬拜製》款

估價 400,000 – 600,000 HKD

描述
《周彬拜製》款
soapstone
16.5 公分，6 1/2 英寸
the warm cream-coloured stone carved in the form of Guanyin depicted seated regally, with the right foot partially exposed and the right leg raised supporting the hands, one of which is holding rosary beads, her face rendered with a serene expression below neatly drawn back hair and a tall cowl, dressed in long flowing robes cascading into voluminous folds with the chest exposed, the hems of the robes and cowl bordered with finely incised scrollwork, ruyi and dragon bands, the fabric further depicted with soaring dragons and phoenix, the reverse incised with a four-character inscription reading Zhou Bin bai zhi, resting on an oval dark mahogany-brown and red soapstone base delicately incised with a stylised border within a floral diapered frieze, the detail picked out in black and red pigments

來源
Nagatani, Inc，芝加哥，伊利諾伊州，1973年
Robert B. Mayer 伉儷收藏，Winnetka，伊利諾伊州
紐約佳士得2013年9月20日，編號1760

拍品資料及來源
十七至十八世紀，以芙蓉石及它類壽山石雕觀音及諸神像，精雕細琢，工藝超凡。同類觀音，可比一例， 先後為 Marcel Lorber 及瑪麗與莊智博遞藏，錄於 Paul Moss，《Between Heaven and Earth. Secular and Divine Figural Images in Chinese Paintings》，倫敦，1988年，編號58，售於紐約佳士得2007年9月19日，編號56。亦見一楊玉璇製白芙蓉雕觀音例，售於香港蘇富比2001年10月29日，編號692。

周彬，字尚均，原籍福建漳州，方宗珪曾於《壽山石誌》（福州，1982年，頁77-78）中道，周彬「尚以中國畫寫意法，深刀刻山水、花卉、松竹等景物」，「向為藝界所器重」。尚均作品，除見有印章，還有成組小羅漢像，常見盤坐於精緻墊枕或石上。一些此類作品得以留存於世，可見一例，載曾柱昭（Gerard Tsang）及莫士撝（Hugh Moss），《文玩萃珍》，香港大學馮平山博物館，香港，1986年，編號744。另有一周彬製伏獅羅漢，為水松石山房舊藏，售於香港蘇富比2012年4月4日，編號136。其他周彬作品亦包括一件北京國家歷史博物館藏羅漢像，錄於《中國文物精華大全：金銀玉石卷》，香港，1994年，頁83，圖版242。一件田黃雕彌勒像，藏於北京故宮博物院，刊《中國美術全集》，卷6，北京，1988年，圖版158。還有一件白芙蓉雕彌勒像，售於香港邦瀚斯2011年5月25日，編號208。

参考：佳士得
18 9月 2014 | 現場拍賣 2872
中國瓷器及工藝精品
拍品 711
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
清 十八至十九世紀早期 壽山石觀音立像
18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY

成交價 USD 25,000
估價 USD 4,000 – USD 6,000

清 十八至十九世紀早期 壽山石觀音立像
18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
狀況報告
We have sought to record changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
– an area of loss to the mouth of the vase held in the proper left hand
– a few small opaque bruises to the chignon and forehead
– minute chips to edges of the hem and to the base
– 9.2.1955 is inscribed in red ink on the base
– expected rubbing to the grisaille, expected surface abrasion and light scratches

細節
清 十八至十九世紀早期
壽山石觀音立像

來源
Anna Ilsley Ball Kneeland (1865-1955), acquired 1918-1931, and thence by descent within the family.

展覽
On loan: Yale University Art Gallery, 1955 to April 2014.

参考： 厦门博乐德2019年春季艺术品拍卖会
符瑞——宫廷瓷器及古董珍玩
Lot.0642 清 寿山石送子观音

Starting price CNY1,150,000
Estimate CNY 1,000,000 ～ 1,300,000

Size 高26cm

Description
送子观音以寿山白芙蓉石圆雕而成，半结跏趺盘坐，发髻高束，掩于风帽之下，面庞丰满，广额弯眉，凤眼微启，身着广袖通肩长衣；右手怀中抱童子，左手垂膝，人物发丝根根分明。衣纹疏密有致，刻绘莲花祥云，柔软自然，虽为石质，毫无僵硬之感。童子双手持书，双目紧盯书面，刀法深刻，将人物雕塑的生动传神。芙蓉石为寿山石品之一，产于加良山的顶峰，石质柔而细，微透明，光滑洁润。陈子奋《寿山邱石小志》赞：“芙蓉之质与色，直可与田黄冻石雄峙寿山。”芙蓉石以白色为典型，其它尚有黄、红等色。白色者，名“白芙蓉”，质极细嫩，有白玉白、猪油白、藕尖白几种。黄色者，名“黄芙蓉”，或牙黄，或朱黄，通明妩媚。红者，娇艳夺目，光彩焕发，名“红芙蓉”。此外还有淡青色，名“芙蓉青”。白地晕红色点者，名“花红冻”。近代龚纶《寿山石谱》称：“温润凝腻，山坑之石无其比。名曰芙蓉，岂以类初晓之木芙蓉花耶！” 清乾隆后，“将军洞芙蓉”渐著名于世，至光绪间，“白芙蓉”已不可得，被誉为“邱石三宝”之一。

厦门博乐德平台拍卖有限公司
厦门博乐德2019年春季艺术品拍卖会

参考： 苏富比 11
中國藝術品 包括趙從衍家族收藏藝術珍品
香港家族私人收藏
清十八世紀 壽山石雕觀世音菩薩半迦像

80,000 — 120,000港幣
拍品已售 30,000 港幣 成交價 (含買家佣金)

拍品詳情
清十八世紀 壽山石雕觀世音菩薩半迦像
22 公分，8 5/8 英寸

來源
Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約
倫敦佳士得1995年6月5日，編號246

中國藝術品 包括趙從衍家族收藏藝術珍品
2017年11月30日 – 2017年12月1日 | 下午 2:00 HKT
香港

参考： 苏富比 322
中國藝術珍品
清十八世紀 壽山石觀音坐像

8,000 — 12,000英鎊
拍品已售 16,250 英鎊 成交價 (含買家佣金)

拍品詳情
清十八世紀 壽山石觀音坐像
16.5 公分；6 1/2 英寸

狀況報告
童子右手曾破損經修。童子足下的衣袍有一處3×0.7公分的修復（後補）。背面中右方有一處經填補（0.5×0.3公分）。

中國藝術珍品
2016年11月9日 | 上午 11:30 GMT
倫敦

参考： 北京保利2019春季拍卖会
中国古董珍玩Ⅱ
6168 清中期 寿山石巧雕刘海戏金蟾

寿山石巧雕刘海戏金蟾
尺寸 高20cm
估价 50,000-80,000
成交价 RMB —

参考：苏富比　2020
中國瓷器及工藝品
明　子秀款　寿山石罗汉像
A FINELY CARVED AND RARE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LOHAN
SIGNED ZIXIU
17TH CENTURY
1,000,000 — 1,500,000港幣

拍品詳情
A FINELY CARVED AND RARE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LOHAN
SIGNED ZIXIU
17TH CENTURY
the figure wearing loose-fitting robes, seated with his left hand holding a scroll and leaning on a sack decorated with lotus, his right hand resting on his bent right knee, signed to the back with two characters Zixiu, the Shoushan stone of a cream tone with russet inclusions and smooth patina, set on a pitted rockwork base in a toffee tone
7.3 cm., 2 7/8 in.

狀況報告
There is a 3 mm chip to the right index finger. There are also some minor nibbles to the ears and a tiny nick to the left thumb. The base has a 2 cm chip beneath the sack. Apart from some minor surface scratches, the overall condition is quite good for its delicate design.

來源
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 1978.
Collection of Patrick Huth Jackson.
Sotheby’s London, 13th May 2009, lot 17.

相關資料
Chinese carvers rarely signed their work and to find a piece with the maker’s name signifies the patronage he enjoyed in this form of art. Although a number of figural carvings can be found signed by the carver Zixiu, little is known about him. For a detailed discussion of the possible dating of Zixiu’s works see Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar’s Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, pp. 160 and 162, where a lohan figure is illustrated, pl. 135, together with another figure, pl. 136, both bearing the signature ‘Zixiu’. Zixiu’s carving style is generally recognizable by the execution of the faces, the detailed carving of facial hair and the use of pearls and pale turquoise glass beads for decoration. For further examples of his work see a seated figure of a lohan sold in these rooms 30th October 2000, lot 261 and later sold again in these rooms 8th October 2010 lot 2209, from the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection. Another figure of a lohan sold in our London rooms, 13th May 2009, lot 9.

For further examples of soapstone figures see those carved by a contemporary of Zixiu and member of a group of carvers who produced soapstone figures of this type called Zhou Bin. A finely carved figure of a seated lohan signed by Zhou Bin in the National Museum of Chinese History, Beijing, is illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: Jin yin yu shi juan, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 83, pl. 242; and another was included in the exhibition In Scholar’s Taste, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1983, cat. no. 123, where this type of soapstone carving is discussed. See also a group of three soapstone figures, from the collection of Sir Hans Sloane which entered the British Museum, London, on his death in 1753, published in R. Soame Jenyns, Chinese Art. The Minor Arts II, London, 1965, p. 270, pl. 182. Jenyns, ibid., p. 270, notes that one of the pieces illustrated, either the seated lohan with the begging bowl or the one standing must be Sloane’s ‘Chinese idol with pott (sic)’ which he acquired before 1718.

中國瓷器及工藝品
2011年10月5日 | 上午 11:30 HKT
香港

参考：佳士得拍賣 5889
重要中國瓷器及工藝精品
倫敦|2012年11月6日
拍品109
壽山石雕觀世音菩薩立像
清十九世紀初

成交總額GBP 7,500
估價GBP 6,000 – GBP 8,000

來源
William Bedford 私人收藏 Lord Halifax (1881-1959) 私人收藏

参考： 佳士得
拍賣 2726中國瓷器及工藝精品
紐約|2013年9月19日 – 20日
拍品 1760
PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT B. MAYER FAMILY COLLECTION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
明末/清十八世紀 壽山石持珠觀音坐像
17TH/18TH CENTURY, SIGNED ZHOU BIN

成交總額USD 99,750
估價USD 40,000 – USD 60,000

來源
Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1973.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mayer Collection, Winnetka, Illinois.

拍品專文
Zhou Bin, also known as Shang Jun, was a native of Zhangzhou in Fujian province. He is most famous for his seal carvings, luohan figures and, occasionally, seal paste boxes. It has also been suggested, though not conclusively proved, that he originally studied under Yang Yuxuan and later worked as an Imperial craftsman in the Palace workshops of the Kangxi emperor. For other soapstone pieces bearing various signatures of Zhou Bin, see G. Tsang and H. Moss, Arts from the Scholar’s Studio, Hong Kong, 1986: no. 43, a pair of seals signed Shangjun; no. 44, the figure of a luohan, signed Gumin Zhou Bin Shangjun shi zhi; and no. 84, a brush pot signed Zhou Bin and Shangjun.

編製圖錄及詳情
拍賣現場通告
Please note the measurement should read 6½ in. (16.5 cm.)

拍品前備註
PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT B. MAYER FAMILY COLLECTION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

参考： 佳士得
拍卖 2830 中国瓷器及工艺精品
纽约|2014年3月20日 – 21日
拍品2561|ANOTHER PROPERTY
明末/清十八世纪 寿山石送子观音坐像
17TH/18TH CENTURY

成交总额USD 12,500
估价USD 10,000 – USD 15,000

明末/清十八世纪 寿山石送子观音坐像

参考：保利厦门2017秋季拍卖会
玄览—重要古董器物专场
清康熙 寿山石雕观音送子像

估价：600,000-800,000 RMB
成交价： 1,035,000 RMB （含买家佣金）
尺寸：高26cm

拍品说明：
此尊观音以寿山石而制，与同类品相比已属大器，殊为珍贵难得。形象俊美而脱凡，其挽高椎髻，额际高阔，面庞圆润，双目垂敛，神态沈静而慈祥，法相饱满。头戴风帽，身披襌衣，袖侧饰有「佛」字样，裙裾自然散落周身，褶皱随形轻盈。盘腿屈膝而坐，左手置于左膝之上，右手揽抱一小童坐于其右膝，童子张书展卷喜笑颜开。拍品雕刻技法以圆雕为主，刻画观音送子的立体感与仿生貌，间或辅以浅浮雕等于其上篆饰图样，雕工细腻精湛，纹饰于细微之处尽见精妙。观音乌发丝缕清晰，二人衣饰边纹均缀祥云、莲花等，底座面刻钱纹，侧面以祥云为地，其间均饰开光，内绘瑞兽纹，布局繁密紧凑，颇为精彩。寿山石作为「中国国石」、「万石之王」，收藏历史大致可追溯到宋代，梁克家在其著作《三山志》中就说到，宋代寿山石开始大量开采并用于雕刻，大者为达官贵人陈列于几案欣赏，小者则为文人雅士手中的玩赏品，足见石品之优。拍品选石古朴光润，蕴质如玉，以观音送子为主题，将中国民间传统文化与石雕艺术完美融合。整像雕工精湛，全身比例均匀，写实细腻，衣纹流畅飘逸，人物表情生动传神，与底座相配更显卓雅，实为寿山石雕精品。来源欧洲重要藏家旧藏

参考：伦敦苏富比
2016亚洲艺术品秋季拍卖会
中国艺术珍品
清十八世纪 寿山石观音坐像

估价：8,000-12,000 GBP
成交价： 16,250 GBP （含买家佣金）
尺寸：高16.5cm

参考：伦敦苏富比
2018年亚洲艺术品秋季拍卖会
中国艺术珍品
清十八/十九世纪 寿山石雕观音立像

估价：4,000-6,000 GBP
成交价： 11,250 GBP （含买家佣金）
尺寸：15.3 cm, 6 in.

拍品说明：
来源： 伦敦佳士得私人珍藏专场, 2017年6月7日, 编号109

参考：伦敦苏富比
2018年亚洲艺术品秋季拍卖会
中国艺术珍品
十七/十八世纪 寿山石观音坐像《周彬》刻款

估价：10,000-20,000 GBP
成交价： 12,500 GBP （含买家佣金）
尺寸：11.7 cm, 4 5/8 in.

拍品说明：
来源： 伦敦佳士得私人珍藏专场, 2017年6月7日, 编号109

参考：IMPORTANT CHINESE ART
3627
A RARE FINELY CARVED TIANHUANG FIGURE OF A LUOHAN AND SOAPSTONE STAND
BY ZHOU BIN, 17TH CENTURY
Estimate 3,000,000 — 4,000,000 HKD

A RARE FINELY CARVED TIANHUANG FIGURE OF A LUOHAN AND SOAPSTONE STAND
BY ZHOU BIN, 17TH CENTURY
the tianhuang masterfully carved in the form of a luohan seated on a separate base rendered in variegated red soapstone in the form of jagged rockwork, the figure portrayed seated upright in a relaxed manner and holding a handscroll in his right hand, further depicted with a cheerful expression accentuated with thin upturned lips, adorned in loose robes gilt-decorated with clouds and floral motifs and finely detailed hems embellished with tiny beads, the details on the garment meticulously picked out in gilt, incised with a Shangjun mark
overall 7.8 cm, 3 in.; tianhuang 55.39 gr.

Overall very good condition with a few light scratches and typical wear to the gilding. Some inlays have been reinforced, possibly replaced. It is drilled at the bottom to be securely placed on the stand. The stand has a later added peg and expected nibbles to the extremities.

“In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby’s is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS” IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE.”

PROVENANCE

Collection of James Albert Garland (1840-1902), by repute.

CATALOGUE NOTE

This magnificently carved tianhuang figure is signed by one of the great carvers of the 17th century, Zhou Bin, zi Shangjun, a native of Zhangzhou in Fujian province. According to Gerald Tsang and Hugh Moss in the catalogue to the exhibition Arts from the Scholar’s Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 86, the early soapstone master carvers are set apart by one key feature: every figure is conceived as an individual work of art. This characteristic is evident in the present carving, which is notable not only for the outstanding piece of tianhuang it has been fashioned from but also in the careful and sensitive consideration of his facial expression and details to convey his spirit and individuality, as well as the masterfully conceived robes which fall naturalistically around his body. The golden hue of the precious stone further imbues this figure with a sense of vitality and wisdom, while the soapstone stand with its openwork carving provides a pleasing contrast to his smooth contours.

Fang Zonggui in Shoushanshi zhi [Records of Shoushan Stone], Fuzhou, 1982, pp. 77-78, notes that Zhou’s works were always prized in artistic circles and that he used the Chinese painting concept of xieyi (‘idea painting’) in carving landscapes, flowers, pines, and bamboo. Amongst his carvings are a series of small figural sculptures, usually seated on elaborate cushions or rockwork bases, of which several have survived; see a tianhuang carving of Maitreya, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, published in Zhongguo meishu quanji [The complete collection of Chinese art], vol. 6, Beijing, 1988, pl. 158; and a figure of Guanyin in a grotto, included in the exhibition Arts from the Scholar’s Studio, op. cit., cat. no. 165, together with a soapstone luohan, cat. no. 44, sold in these rooms, 4th April 2012, lot 136.

Other carvings by Zhou include a luohan fashioned in stone, in the National Museum of History, Beijing, published in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: Jin yin yu shi juan [Complete series on the finest cultural relics of China: gold, silver, jade and stone volume], Hong Kong, 1994, p. 83, pl. 242; and a baifurong figure of Maitreya, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 25th May 2011, lot 208.

参考：Christie’s
2010 | Live Auction 2832
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
LOT 3072 A FINELY CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Price realisedHKD 312,500
EstimateHKD 250,000 – HKD 300,000

Condition Report
– In good overall condition.
– Two natural fissures to the stone, one going through the corner of the garment and another at right angle to it, located on the right hand side of the robe.

A FINELY CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Modelled seated with one leg crossed in front of the other, exposing the bare foot, one hand resting on a raised knee whilst the other is holding onto a scroll, raised at waist level, dressed in a voluminous robe falling in folds about the body, the head slightly tilted forward with hair swept back into a high chignon and covered with a cowl, finely incised with floral sprays against a ground of rolling waves
6 1/4 (15.8 cm.) high, box

Pre-Lot Text
VARIOUS PROPERTIES

参考： LOT 1760
A FINELY CARVED SHOUSHAN SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH/18TH CENTURY, SIGNED ZHOU BIN
Price realised USD 99,750
Estimate USD 40,000 – USD 60,000

A FINELY CARVED SHOUSHAN SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH/18TH CENTURY, SIGNED ZHOU BIN
The figure is shown seated with one leg crossed in front of the other, exposing one bare foot, and with one hand holding a rosary resting on a raised knee. She is dressed in long, loose robes incised with phoenixes in flight amidst foliate decoration that fall in folds around the body. The hair is finely incised and stained with brown pigment, and pulled up into a tall chignon beneath a loosely draped cowl. The back of the robe is incised with a phoenix in the upper section and a dragon roundel in the lower section, and is inscribed Zhou Bin bai zhi (made by Zhou Bin). The figure is attached to a separately made, oval soapstone base of dark reddish-brown color.
7½ in. (44.5 cm) tall

Provenance
Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1973.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mayer Collection, Winnetka, Illinois.

參考： CHRISTIE’S
SALE 14710 現場拍賣 14710
重要中國瓷器及工藝精品
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Hong Kong|29 November 2017
LOT 2920 明末/清初 壽山石雕描金觀音立像
A SOAPSTONE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

成交價 HKD 437,500
估價 HKD 350,000 – HKD 500,000

明末/清初 壽山石雕描金觀音立像
A SOAPSTONE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The figure is carved standing on a later base of swirling waves, holding a scroll in her right hand and rosary beads in the left. She wears long draping robes that are incised and gilt with patterns and inlaid with gems. There is a serene expression to the face, with the eyes downcast. The stone is of pale honey-brown colour with reddish inclusions.
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) high, box

Provenance來源
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1988
Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，倫敦，1988年

出版 Literature
Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，《Between Heaven and Earth. Secular and Divine Figural Images in Chinese Paintings and Objects》，倫敦，1988年，圖版60號

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN COLLECTOR

狀況報告
謹請注意，所有拍品均按「現狀」拍賣，閣下或閣下的專業顧問應於拍賣前親自查看拍品以評鑑拍品之狀況。
– 左足附近兩處的衣摺處曾斷過並經修補。
– 尖端邊沿處見有小磕，金彩的地方有正常的磨損。
– 鑲嵌的石頭為後配。
– 背部有後刻的「玉璇」款。

参考：香港蘇富比拍卖有限公司
2016年6月拍卖会 2016-06-02
水松石山房藏珍玩专场——逸翫俊赏
0073 清17世纪 传周彬制寿山石雕嵌宝执芝罗汉坐像

Lot 73 清十七世纪 传周彬制寿山石雕嵌宝执芝罗汉坐像 《尚均》款 「第十六尊者执菱芝」字

拍品信息
尺寸 8.2cm
估价 HKD 　350,000-400,000
成交价 RMB 　680,875 HKD 　812,500USD 　104,000EUR 　81,250
《尚均》款「第十六尊者执菱芝」字
说明
来源：纽约苏富比2005年9月22日，编号60
J.J. Lally & Co，纽约，2005年9月

参考：中贸圣佳拍卖会
2015秋季艺术品拍卖会 2015年11月23日
集萃—古董珍玩
933 清 芙蓉石观音摆件

拍卖信息
尺寸高20.4cm
估价RMB 100,000-120,000
成交价-

备注 此观音大士像选用上品芙蓉石雕琢而成，光泽滋润，包浆细腻。观音大士挽高髻，带风帽披于双肩，面庞饱满，双目微启，嘴角含笑，身披长袍，着长裙，半跌坐，衣纹随形体处理，简洁流畅，掩卷沉思，现于眉目之间，都因参悟经中佛理，掩不住心中无限欢喜。此尊观音大士手、足、发刻划准确、细致，高超的艺术性，对塑造对象神韵的把握，非普通工匠所能企及。

参阅：佳士得2011春季拍卖会，Lot.3781。

参考：佳士得香港有限公司
重要中国瓷器及工艺精品
2011-06-01
2011年春季拍卖会
3781 明末 寿山石雕观音坐像

尺寸 高12cm
估价 HKD 　300,000-400,000
成交价 RMB 　272,025 HKD 　325,000USD 　41,600EUR 　32,500
专场
说明 观音身披摺衣，左腿支起，手携数珠搁上，右腿横盘。面相丰颊垂睑，衣饰锦地莲纹，皆雕琢细腻。座托木雕奇石。

参考：敬华（上海）拍卖股份有限公司
瓷器·玉器·工艺品
2004年秋季艺术品拍卖会 2004-11-27
1021 清初 白芙蓉蓉观音

尺寸 高22cm
估价 RMB 　300,000-350,000
成交价 流拍
说明 说明：观间直立，左手捻珠串，右手握书卷，书卷上阴刻海浪纹，观间身着宽袍，重褶层叠，飘然欲动，衣边阴刻荷花蔓枝于波浪之上，观音面色含蓄祥和，双耳垂肩，发髻高耸，荷叶发冠紧箍，头巾覆盖，衣袍上的纹饰阴刻线内苍金细致，其头发、双眼，眉毛则填墨勾勒，鞭蓉润如脂，色淡似凝乳，为芙蓉中上品。清代初期是寿山石雕的昌盛时代，雕刻名家层出不穷，民间著名的石雕艺人有杨璇、周彬、魏汝奋等，他们寿山圆雕的技艺达到了登峰造极的境界，宫廷也收藏了不少这些名家的精品。此件拍品当为同时代的精品。

参考：北京远方国际拍卖有限公司
远方萃珍——宫廷·珍玩 2013-12-01
2013年秋季拍卖会
0612 清初 白芙蓉寿山石雕持卷观音坐像

拍品信息
尺寸 高13.5cm
估价 RMB 　250,000-350,000
成交价 RMB 　402,500 HKD 　512,087USD 　60,375EUR 　44,275
说明
观音以寿山白芙蓉石雕制而成，呈坐姿，石质滋润细腻，犹如脂玉，温润剔透。观音身穿云纹宽袍法衣，呈半跏趺坐，身形端庄，脉脉衣褶流畅优美，长裙覆足，其发髻高耸，面形丰满圆润，双耳垂肩，慈眉晗目，嘴角带着祥和的一丝笑意，似俯视芸芸众生。观音双臂居左前拢，左臂枕在一条独足瑞兽探出，面目狰狞，形象怪异。右手玉指纤纤，持握经卷，神态安祥文静，妙相潇逸。其精雕细琢，集圆雕、浮雕、线刻等多种雕塑手法表现，造型端庄秀丽，雕镌细致生动，别有一番韵味，极具收藏价值。

参考：保利香港拍卖
中国古董珍玩专场
Lot 3506 清中期 寿山石雕描金观音像

Price Information
EST Price: HKD 30,000 – 60,000
Start Price: HKD 30,000
Buyer’s Premium: 18.00%
Service Fee:Service fee is 3% of sold price(including buyer’s premium)
估价：30,000-60,000 HKD
尺寸：高13cm
拍品说明：
观音菩萨以上佳寿山石为材，石质温润致密，立体圆雕而成。菩萨面颊丰满，眉眼细长，身罩披风，下身着裙，呈游戏坐，神态安逸肃穆，法相庄严。其身微微左倾，左边立一小香炉，轻烟袅袅，烟雾升腾形成如意般形状，构思巧妙，技艺精湛。运刀流畅犀利，所雕衣带飘逸，极富动感，袈裟宽领处细琢花纹，并描以金色，披风之下露出下裙，裙上暗刻之花纹若隐若现，十分精致。披风背面阴刻如意云纹，并落背刻「玉璇」行书款。下承台座，座上描金满绘缠枝花纹。座背面阴刻「弟子玉璇拜手沐浴敬造 康熙丁亥岁次吉旦」。杨玉璇，名玑，字玉璇，生卒不详，约活动于康、雍、干时期，福建漳浦人。以善制「圆雕人物」闻名。所作多为贡品进献宫廷，民间流传甚少。本件石雕人物神情刻划精致细腻，形神兼备，细节淋漓尽致，足见制作者之深厚功底。