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203 A RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF THE HANDAN DREAM
MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD

203 A RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF THE HANDAN DREAM
MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD

L6.2cm |附原共箱

Provenance
Sung Pei-An Collection
An important private Asian collection

EXHIBITED
Japan Arts of the Meiji Period: Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival Special Exhibition, NHTTA, Yilan, 8 July 2011 to 8 January 2012
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art, Tokyo University of the Arts Museum, Tokyo, 7 September to 30 October 2016
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art, Hosomi Museum, Kyoto, 12 November to 25 December 2016
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art, Kawagoe City Art Museum, Saitama Ken, 22 April to 11 June 2017
LITERATURE
Japan Arts of the Meiji Period: Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival Special Exhibition, NHTTA, 2011, p. 48
Splendid Beauty–Illustrious Crafts of the Meiji Period , NTNU Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics, 2013, p. 447
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art , Tokyo University of the Arts Museum, 2016, pp. 178-179, pl. 118

Estimates

TWD
300,000-350,000
USD
9,100-10,600
HKD
71,400-83,300
RMB
66,670-77,780
明治 / 大正時代 木雕「邯鄲夢」根付
2025 Spring Auction
Auction
Sunday, 25 May 2025 2:30pm
Preview
17-23 May 10:00am-6:00pm
24 May 10:00am-4:00pm
Venue
7F., No.15, Sec. 2, Chongqing S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei, Taiwan
Contact:
+886-2-2358-1881
art@yu-jen.tw
 

Lot Overview

根付取木雕琢,質地細膩,色澤樸雅。以古典傳奇小說《邯鄲夢》為主題,雕琢雅士仰躺臥榻而眠,身著交領龜甲紋長袍,華美精緻。臥榻呈長方形,分蓋與盒身可開闔,蓋面精雕編織狀紋理,表現出竹編床墊質感;盒內施以高浮雕刻劃府邸景致,畫面中流雲飄逸,迴廊連綿,城門巍峨,一隅有眾多僕從抬轎前行,於方寸間精雕細琢,景物精緻入微。
細觀之,本品原共箱書有日本著名帝室技藝員高村光雲(1852-1934)於大正九年(1920年)八月之題款,並落「光雲」印。其題寫內容表示:「此盧生之作,實為精工之優品,然作者不詳,殊為憾事。邯鄲枕寓意深遠,傳世以教訓著稱,而此件作品亦堪稱珍品。」言辭中流露讚賞之情,足見高村光雲對此件作品給予高度評價。
《邯鄲夢》又稱黃梁記、枕中記,出自唐朝文人沈既濟。故事講述開元年間,有一盧生進京趕考,途經邯鄲,遇見呂洞賓化身之道士,受贈青瓷枕。盧生以此枕就寢,夢中經歷娶妻、入仕、遭貶、掛帥、封相、受諂、昭雪、復官、享樂、壽終等,夢醒時才發現一切皆為虛幻,因而開悟學仙。故事點出「人生如夢」,世間富貴榮華無需過度執著。
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