清 紫晶雕仕女鳳凰擺件

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英文品名：A QING AMETHYST CARVING OF A LADY AND PHOENIX 尺寸：H:15cm 紫晶雕。仕女立像，高髻長裙，右手提花籃，左手舉花枝；身側鏤雕一鳳凰，昂首展翅，鳳尾長曳。背景以樹葉、卷草鏤空相襯。石質呈濃淡紫調，半透明，晶瑩溫潤，雕工玲瓏，為清代水晶類象生擺件。仕女與鳳凰合雕，清代多取「吹簫引鳳」之典。《列仙傳》載春秋蕭史善吹簫，能致孔雀、白鵠於庭，秦穆公女弄玉好之，公妻焉。數年後吹簫作鳳鳴，鳳凰止其屋，夫婦隨鳳飛去。後世以引鳳喻佳偶。紫晶色紫，象徵高貴，鳳凰為百鳥之王，女像持花提籃，或又取麻姑獻瑞意。擺置書齋閨閣，既祝姻緣美滿，亦寓高潔自持。 An amethyst carving of a lady and phoenix. The lady stands in a high bun and long skirt, her right hand lifting a small basket and her left raising a flower spray. Beside her a phoenix is pierced, head raised and wings spread, its tail sweeping down. Foliage and scrolling vines fill the background in openwork. The stone is of translucent, varying purple tones, polished to a warm glow. The pairing of a lady and a phoenix in Qing carving often alludes to the story of Xiao Shi and Nong Yu. According to the Liexian Zhuan, Xiao Shi of the Spring and Autumn period played the flute so skilfully that he could summon peacocks and swans. Nong Yu, daughter of Duke Mu of Qin, loved his playing and married him. After years she too could imitate the phoenix call; phoenixes came to roost on their roof, and the couple rode away on them. Hence leading the phoenix became an allusion to a happy marriage. Amethyst's purple tone adds dignity, while the phoenix is king of birds; the figure's basket and spray may also nod to the fairy Magu's offering. Such pieces graced studios and women's chambers, blessing marriage and purity alike.

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