青玉蟾蜍砚滴 明代或者前后 拍品尺寸：20x11.8x7cm 重量：1516g 拍品来源：北美裔族人 收藏品。水注，也称“水滴”、“砚滴”。是古代文人磨墨时用来装水、滴水的文具，注水于砚面供研墨之用，有嘴的叫“水注”，无嘴的叫“水丞”。《西京杂记》载：“晋灵公冢……惟玉蟾蜍一枚，大如拳，腹空，容五合水，光润如新，王取以为书滴。”宋、元时期水注较为盛行，以浙江龙泉窑和景德镇青白釉制品为丰富，器形有方、圆、立瓜、卧瓜、双桃、莲房、蒂叶、茄壶、牧童、罗汉骑兽、双鸳卧牛飞蟾诸式，也常做辟邪、蟾蜍、天鸡等动物形状。蟾蜍是吉祥的形象，往往与宫廷祥和昌盛相关，以蟾蜍为形象制作的玉文具并不常见，此件蟾蜍玉砚滴玉质为青白玉，水丞作蟾蜍伏卧状，蟾蜍口衔一小盘，前，后腿及下颚两侧皆饰翼形纹。蟾蜍全身采用阴阳线相间的雕刻方式，整体吉祥，庄重有力量。蟾蜍的背正中有圆口，鼓腹构成了玉砚滴的器身，文气中带有了皇家的气象。此件玉蟾蜍整器选料上乘，雕工精湛细腻，蟾蜍双眼镶嵌猫眼石作为装饰，望之晶莹剔透，精致可爱，其伏卧状极生动，是一件上佳的艺术品。--------------------------------Jade Toad Water Cheng Ming or earlier or Later Ming Dynasties. Lot Size: 20x11.8x7cm Weight: 1516g Lot Source: Canadian West family collection. Water injection, also known as "water droplets", "Yan drop". Is the ancient literati grinding ink used to install water, dripping stationery, water injection in the ink for the use of ink, mouth called "water", no mouth called "water Cheng". "Xijing Miscellany" contains: "Jin Ling Gong mound ... ... but a jade toad, as big as fist, empty empty, capacity Wuhe water, Guangrun as new, Wang take the book drop." Song, Yuan period of water is more prevalent , Zhejiang Longquan kiln and Jingdezhen green and white glaze products for the rich, shaped square, round, Li Gua, Cucumber, double peach, lotus room, Tiye, eggplant pot, shepherd, Lohan ride beast, double mandarin ducks toad Style, but also often do evil spirits, toads, chicks and other animal shapes. Toad is auspicious image, often associated with the palace and prosperity, toad for the image of the production of jade stationery is not common, this piece of toad jade ink dripping for the white jade, water Cheng for toad Void, toad mouth a small Plate, front, hind legs and jaw both sides are decorated wing pattern. Toad body with yin and yang line carving way, the overall auspicious, solemn strength. Toad's back is round mouth, drums constitute the body of jade ink drops, the text with a royal weather. This piece of jade toad whole selection of materials, exquisite carving exquisite, toad eyes inlaid cat's eye as a decoration, looking crystal clear, delicate and lovely, its Voidy very vivid, is a good art.