A white jade 'Romance of the Western Chamber' pendant


Signed Zhiting, Qing DynastyOf oval form, carved in relief on one side with a lady standing besides a pavilion and holding a chess board as she looks up at a man climbing over a wall, surrounded by rockwork and pine trees in a garden, the reverse carved in low relief with a lengthy inscription followed by the signature Zhiting, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone. 4.9cm (2in) long.
|清 白玉雕「西廂記」佩 「芝亭」款Provenance:A Canadian private collection, by reputeDurwin Tang Collection來源：據傳為加拿大私人舊藏鄧德雍收藏The inscription is taken from the famous Yuan dynasty novel known as Romance of the Western Chamber and can be translated as follows:'The wind through the acacia trees stirs up the evening ravens. This lover's hat of black gauze is askew.'Compare with a white jade pendant with the same inscription and scene, from the collection of Stephen Junkunc III, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot 1967.玉牌一面淺浮雕西廂記人物圖，以山石樹木圍圖，內刻崔鶯鶯立於亭下讀詩，張君瑞逾墻來會。另一面刻雙螭龍圍欄，其內減地一層淺浮雕行書詩文，書曰：「是槐影風搖昏鴉，是玉人帽側烏紗，你是潛身曲檻邊，他今背立湖山下。」出自《西廂記》第三本第三折《張君瑞害相思》之《沉醉東風》曲，人物圖亦出此折。Stephen Junkunc三世舊藏一件玉牌，人物故事及詩文皆同此件拍品，2009年5月27日售於佳士得香港，拍品編號1967。