CHINESE FIRE JADE AUSPICIOUS BEAST KNOB: 清代或更早 火烧玉狮子钮长方形印章：拍品尺寸：高度：9.5cm,宽度：5.8cm,长度：5.2cm.重量：550克。 拍品来源：北美地区，早期的古董商，资深收藏家。此火烧玉石印章的制作，以玉石为材，火烧着色而成，包浆温润，且料大质佳，玉质坚实，颇为难得。章子的造型规整，线条流畅，打磨光滑，章料的上方雕刻有一个卧着的狮子，栩栩如生，雕琢工艺娴熟精湛，打磨光滑。章子的底部有两个篆书款识。狮子钮形状威武非凡，砣工精细，抛光亮丽，仿古风格浓郁，于神秘之中又现高贵古雅之气，既体现上古纹饰之气韵，又流露天朝盛世之雄姿。雕刻精美，堪称佳器。清乾隆时期，仿古玉器的制作从数量到质量上都达到了一个高峰。乾隆皇帝更是特别看重仿古玉器，清宫档案记载其本人曾传旨要求“将做来白玉马照考古图内颜色烧造”，而制作成火烧玉。参阅：1、《北京文物精粹大系•玉器卷》，梅宁华、陶信成主编，北京市文物局，北京出版社，2002年10月，217页，图267。2、《宫廷之雅-清代仿古及画意玉器特展图录》，国立故宫博物院，中华民国八十六年元月，64页，图5。--------------------------------------- Qing Dynasty or Earlier Fire jade lion button rectangle Seal: lot size: height: 9.5cm, width: 5.8cm, length: 5.2cm. Weight: 550g. Auction source: North America, early antique dealers, senior collectors. The production of this Seal, with jade as the material, color and fire, wrapped pulp moist, and material good quality, jade solid quality, quite rare. The modelling of zhang zi is neat, line is fluent, burnish is smooth, the upper part of zhang makings carves to have a lying lion, lifelike, carve craft masterly, burnish is smooth. There are two seal characters at the bottom of zhang zi. The shape of the lion knob is mighty and extraordinary, the lead work is fine, polished and beautiful, the style is rich, in the mystery is noble and elegant, not only reflects the charm of the ancient ornamentation, but also reveals the heroic posture of the flourishing world of the dynasty of heaven. Beautifully carved, can be called a good tool. During the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, the production of imitation jade reached a peak both in quantity and quality. Qianlong emperor is especially valued archaize jade, the Qing palace archives record its oneself ever ordered to "will do white jade horse according to the archaeological map color firing," and make into fire jade. Mei ninghua, tao xincheng (Ed.), Beijing cultural heritage bureau, Beijing publishing house, 2002, page 217, page 267. 2. "elegance in the palace - special exhibition of antique and painted jade in Qing dynasty", national Palace Museum, January 1986, page 64, figure 5.