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An Unusual Tourmaline 'Lady' Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty

Item Details

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129 清粉紅碧璽巧色芭蕉仕女圖鼻煙壺
H5.7cm
來源：葛氏收藏
Ruth and Carl Barron 伉儷收藏，編號 2606
紐約佳士得 2015 年 9 月 16 日編號 247 及封底作品
AN UNUSUAL TOURMALINE 'LADY' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY FROM THE KO COLLECTION AND RUTH AND CARL BARRON COLLECTION
葛氏與露芙及卡爾．巴倫伉儷收藏
清粉紅碧璽巧色芭蕉仕女圖鼻煙壺
EVARISTO CARETTI
葛氏
Evaristo Caretti（1879－1955），中文名音譯為 Ko Li-te，生於義大利，其父親為中級政府官員。由於不甘於平靜的鄉間生活，高中畢業後志願報效義大利海軍。1900年因其參與的巡洋艦任務而首次造訪北京。1904年結束航行返回義大利，辭去海軍職務，再次前往中國申請加入郵政局，學習中文及中國文化。1920年回到米蘭成婚後，偕同妻子定居北京。曾任郵政總局高級專員、山東郵政署署長、郵政局國際部秘書、顧問等職，在郵政領域服務逾四十年。
Evaristo Caretti 在中國生活的長時間中，著迷於中國古董藝術，鼻煙壺更是其主要愛好。其收藏之餘亦孜孜不倦地研究中國藝術與文化，建立起專業而豐富的中國藝術品收藏。
RUTH AND CARL BARRON
露芙及卡爾．巴倫伉儷
Ruth（1916－2001）及 Carl（1916－2014）伉儷居於波士頓近郊，為國際中國鼻煙壺協會資深成員。伉儷倆約70年前開創美國首間傢俱租賃公司，並成為美國最大的民營租賃業務，成就頗豐。經商之餘，對於當地慈善事業更是不遺餘力，Carl Barron 在波士頓地區聲望極高且人脈極廣，被譽為「坎布裡奇的隱形市長」。
夫婦兩人約20多年前，餘閒暇之時無意間造訪一家古董店，發現兩件小巧鼻煙壺，Carl 對之一見鍾情，從此陷入鼻煙壺的迷人世界。夫婦倆認真投入對鼻煙壺的研究，結交許多古董商及學者，增加鼻煙壺知識外更鍛煉鑒賞眼力。其珍藏鼻煙壺皆詳細記錄流傳來源、類同實例及有關往來書信等，巨細靡遺。賢伉儷僅花費約20餘年，便建立起令人激賞之中國鼻煙壺珍藏，不僅多次於佳士得舉行專拍，且曾締造白手套及高價佳績。
碧璽質，色澤豔麗，剔透亮澤，內含天然生成的冰片狀紋理。蓋面隆起，雕一蓄勢待發的鳥兒為鈕，兩側有折枝花卉相伴，雕工細膩精緻。壺一面巧將白色處高浮雕芭蕉仕女圖，仕女面容清秀，頭梳高髻，著寬袖長衫，腰繫綁帶，下著襦裙，呈S形斜坐於芭蕉樹下，手持一朵鮮花，儀態曼妙。四周洞石嶙峋，盛開的花卉穿插掩映，畫面繽紛豐富，兩色並置，明豔中又帶柔和之感；另面淺浮雕蒼松矗立，高仕於樹下倚靠岩石側坐，手捧書冊閱讀。整體畫面雋秀爾雅，足以掌玩心悅。
碧璽，礦物名為電氣石，具玻璃光澤，多為粉紅色。碧璽之名在中國最早出現於清代典籍《石雅》：「碧亞麼之名，中國載籍，未詳所自出。清會典圖云：妃嬪頂用碧亞麼。滇海虞衡志稱：碧霞碧一曰碧霞玭，一曰碧洗；玉紀又做碧霞希。今世人但稱碧亞，或作璧碧，然已無問其名之所由來者，惟為異域方言，則無疑耳。」在清代，慈禧太后對豐富多彩、變幻萬千的碧璽萬分寵愛，碧璽也因此受到全國追捧，盛極一時，甚至被用於一品、二品官員頂戴花翎的材料，成為權力的象徵。
以碧璽製作的鼻煙壺屬十分名貴的品種，且碧璽其性較脆，雕琢過程中易產生裂隙，工藝難度較大。拍場相似之例可參見拍賣於紐約佳士得2011年9月15-16日，編號1188，清〈粉紅碧璽雕瓜瓞綿綿鼻煙壺〉。然本件鼻煙壺質地清瑩透徹，在玫瑰紅地映襯之下，白色處施以高浮雕，刀工簡練傳神，創造出新穎的獨特風格，凸顯紋飾之視覺美感，實為精彩，為雙色碧璽器之精作。
預估價：
TWD 300,000-400,000
RMB 68,200-90,900

An Unusual Tourmaline 'Lady' Snuff Bottle
Qing Dynasty
H5.7cm

PROVENANCE:
The Ko Collection
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, No. 2606
Christie's New York, 16 September 2015, lot 247 and back cover

Yu Jen Taipei Auction
[Lot 129] Estimates: TWD 300,000-400,000

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