雕亚洲犀角 “一鸣惊人” 蝉摆件

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雕亚洲犀角 “一鸣惊人” 蝉雕

参考：佳士得 拍賣 2529
澄懷味象：許漢卿珍藏
紐約|2011年9月15日
拍品901
明末/清　　犀角雕壽龜
LATE MING/QING DYNASTY

估價
USD 200,000 – USD 300,000

明末/清　　犀角雕壽龜

龜昂首翹姿，呈爬行狀。口、眼、頸、爪均有刻紋，背起一脊棱，陰線刻龜背紋，短尾。

龜甲前部，分左右刻「嘉靖丙午」、「江春波造」篆書款。

江春波，名福生，明代末期蘇州著名雕刻藝人。《中國美術家人名辭典》中記載道他把雕刻神像所得之工錢，盡買藥材奇木，工餘時間用藤痿古木、湘竹等材料製硯山、筆架、筆搁、如意、禪椅等，其精湛的巧工深得富貴人家的青睞，名人才士接踵於門。與鮑天成、鄔四、袁有竹合稱為蘇州「四大名匠」。卒年近九十。

盒內蓋有一字條，說道江春波生活於明代，與六如 (唐寅)、枝山 (祝允明)及文徵明父子份屬好友。盒內兩處許漢卿題字，內底書「壽者之相」，內壁書「明江春波學道近九十坐化淳翁藏」。

拍品專文
Chunbo was the art-name of the late Ming Suzhou carver Jiang Fushen (dates unknown). A short biography of Jiang was recorded in Zhou quan lu (Records of Spring), where it mentions that Jiang spent all his fortune from carving religious sculptures on buying medicinal materials and special types of wood. During his free time, he used old burlwood, wicker and bamboo from Hunan province to make mountain-shaped ink rests, brush holders, arm rests, ruyi scepters, chairs, daybeds, fly whisks, and chair cushions, which were all highly sought-after by the wealthy and upper echelon of society. The artist passed away when he was almost 90 years old.

An inscription on the underside of the removable cloth cover inside the box reads ‘The turtle carved by Jiang Chunbo is vividly rendered as if it is coming alive, and it is particularly good that it bears his signature. Chunbo lived in the Ming dynasty and was very close to Liuru, Zhishan, Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) and his son Wen Peng (1498-1573). Chunbo was a famous sculptor, see Zhuo quan zhi.’ Liuru is the hao of Tang Yin (1470-1523); Zhishan is the hao of Zhu Yunming (1498-1573).

Inside the box are two inscriptions by Xu Hanqing: one reads ‘physiognomy of longevity’; the other states that Jiang learned the Dao (the Way), and passed away during meditation when he was nearly ninety years old.