525 清乾隆 白玉御製詩獸面紋斧
L17cm
御製詩：
水土孕靈氣 產玉秉德貞 和闐開闢有
豈無土浸精 是玉受其華 玢璘穆且清
不宜付俗匠 新樣殘瑤瑛 古式為斧珮
夔紋鐫琢成 置之刀璧間 疑侶赤與弘
睪然思還淳 五字示崇情 乾隆御題
印：比德、朗潤
白玉質，質地細潤堅實，布有深淺不一褐色質，猶如受沁。斧呈扁狀長條形，上窄下 寬，底端呈扇形展開，弧形刃。上部中央對鑽圓孔，孔下琢刻雙層對稱獸面紋，獸面 威嚴猙獰，古樸神秘，獸面紋間以一道寬帶相隔，寬帶上琢等距雙圈。雙面紋飾相 同，刀工規整，端莊肅穆。正面下方陰刻御製詩〈詠仿古夔紋斧珮〉，詩文 出自《清高宗御製詩文全集（七）》，御製詩四集，卷二十一，詩中對此種仿古器加 以讚賞。詩末署「乾隆御題」及「比德」、「朗潤」二印。

歷代文人在追求自然奔放的生活雅趣時，也仰慕三代古禮，為落實對儒家經典的研 究，由收藏古物進而帶動仿古風尚。乾隆皇帝深受宋以來文人「尚古」觀念影響，素 以風雅自許，加之對漢族傳統文化崇仰，尤珍愛古舊文物，其更要求仿古而不拘泥於 古，於其中求新求變，形成獨具特色之風格。在此種玉器創作取向下，宮廷製作大量 仿古玉器，且受限玉材形狀、大小、顏色等差異，故仿古玉器的製作多為追仿形制、 紋飾神韻，並據玉材情況做權宜性的增減或更改。本品便是擬仿古代玉斧而製，北京 故宮博物院庋藏新石器時代晚期〈玉變形人面紋斧〉，可為仿古之參照。

乾隆帝素來對藝術有著別樣愛好，不僅於閒暇時賞玩其豐富佳藏，更題詩吟詠、蓋章 刻印。如本品除御製詩外，落有「比德」、「朗潤」二印，出自《禮記》：「君子 比德於玉焉」及《周書》曾以「光彩朗潤」形容石質自然散發出的光澤。因此乾隆帝 常以「玉德恒溫潤」、「比德皆君子」等頌揚玉器，表示美玉象徵君子之德。台北國 立故宮博物院庋藏清乾隆〈玉人面紋圭〉刻有〈詠和闐玉斧珮〉，與本品相 同，亦刻有御製詩及「比德」、「朗潤」二印，應為同時期仿上古玉斧之作。本件白 玉斧製作精美，紋飾線條圓曲流暢，頗具古意，透露出乾隆帝對仿古玉器甚為崇敬的 歷史情懷，值得細細品味。
預估價：
TWD 750,000-850,000
RMB 170,500-193,200

AN EXCEPTIONAL AND ARCHAIC IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED WHITE JADE 'BEAST-MASK' AXE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
L17cm

Yu Jen Taipei Auction
[Lot 525] Estimates: TWD 750,000-850,000

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