A fine pale green jade finger-citron carving


18th century The 'Buddha's hand' naturalistically carved issuing from a gnarled leafy stem, the finger-like tendrils vividly rendered with curling tips, the softly polished stone of a pale greenish-white tone. 13.6cm (5 1/3in) long.
|十八世紀 青白玉雕佛手擺件Provenance:Charlotte Louisa Adela Evelina Rothschild (1873-1947)Marchant, London來源：Charlotte Louisa Adela Evelina Rothschild（1873-1947）舊藏倫敦MarchantCompare with a similar pale green jade finger-citron carving, illustrated by M.Knight and H.Li, Later Chinese Jades Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century from the Asian At Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, 2007, no.336; see also a white jade finger-citron, Qianlong, which was sold at Bonhams London, 14 May 2015, lot 94.青白玉質，色透白，質瑩潤，圓雕鏤空之法並用，而出佛手圓潤婉轉之姿，底部連枝，深刻折枝之態，枝葉包裹佛手半身，枝葉翻轉，筋脈宛然。佛手又稱香櫞，為明清室內清供必不可少之物。 明人高濂《遵生八箋》有言：「香櫞出時，山齋最要一事......得硃砂紅盤、青花盤、白盤數種，以大為妙，每盆置櫞廿四頭，或十二三者，方足香味，滿室清芬。」清代《花鏡》也稱：「唯香櫞清芬襲人，能為案頭數月清供」。竹雕玉琢多有肖形仿生之作，蓋其清雅，可醫俗病。 美國舊金山亞洲藝術博物館清代青玉佛手可參考之，見M.Knight, H.Li等著，《Later Chinese Jades Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century from the Asian At Museum of San Francisco》, 舊金山，2007，編號336，頁296。亦可參考倫敦邦瀚斯售出一件乾隆時期白玉雕佛手擺件，2015年5月14日，拍品編號94。