【藏品名稱】：明清時期和田白玉牧童臥牛手把件
[collection name]: handlebars of Hetian white jade shepherd lying in cattle in Ming and Qing Dynasties
【藏品類別】：和田玉
[collection type]: Hetian jade
【藏品數量】：一塊
[collection quantity]: one piece
【藏品簡介】：白玉是一個特定的玉石品種，是白色軟玉的特定名稱。因為這種軟玉主要產于新疆和田等地，所以常被稱為和田玉。軟玉因為所含礦物和化學成分的差異而導致顏色的不同，所以軟玉又有白玉、青玉之分，另外還有碧玉、墨玉等因色而命名的軟玉品種。白玉是軟玉中最為珍貴的玉石品種。軟玉的質地十分細膩，用手觸摸有滑感，它是由粒經小于0.01毫米的纖維狀透閃石—陽起石晶體交織在一起的集合體，玉一般呈氈狀、簇狀和捆狀交織結構。
[introduction to collection]: white jade is a specific variety of jade, which is the specific name of white nephrite. Because this kind of nephrite is mainly produced in Hotan and other places in Xinjiang, it is often called Hotan jade. Nephrite has different colors because of the difference of mineral and chemical composition, so nephrite can be divided into white jade and blue jade. In addition, there are nephrite varieties named after color, such as jasper and jet jade. White jade is the most precious variety of nephrite. The texture of nephrite is very delicate and smooth when touched by hand. It is an aggregate of fibrous tremolite and actinolite crystals with grain diameter less than 0.01mm. Nephrite is generally felt, clustered and bundled.
軟玉的品種主要是按顏色的差異來劃分的。常見的顏色有白、灰白、綠、暗綠、黃、黑等色。多為不透明，極個別呈半透明，有玻璃光澤！此件藏品為白玉珍品，色澤通透，非常具有收藏價值及藝術價值！
Nephrite varieties are mainly divided according to the difference of color. Common colors are white, gray, green, dark green, yellow, black and so on. Mostly opaque, very few translucent, glass luster! This collection of white jade treasures, transparent color, very collection value and artistic value!
此物為明清時期和田白玉牧童臥牛手把件，與當時的繪畫書法以及工藝雕刻緊密聯系，全面繼承了前代玉器多種碾工和技巧。并有顯著的發展與提高，碾法突出體量感，并追求工筆畫功力。其玉質之美、品種之多、應用之廣都是空前絕后。清代碾法，要求嚴格，規矩方圓，線如直尺、圓似滿月，姿角圓潤光滑，無論是器物的內膛、側壁或痕、足等次要部位也一絲不茍，里外均話費大力氣，做工十分講究，鏤空尤其重要，足以以假亂真，俏色玉各種色澤組合天衣無縫，是不可多得的收藏珍品！
This is a hand piece of Hetian white jade shepherd lying cow in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is closely related to the painting, calligraphy and carving at that time, and fully inherits a variety of grinding techniques and techniques of the previous generation of jade. And has the remarkable development and the enhancement, the rolling method prominent volume feeling, and pursues the fine brushwork skill. The beauty, variety and application of jade are unprecedented. In the Qing Dynasty, the grinding method was strict, square and round, the line was like a ruler, round like a full moon, and the posture and angle were smooth. No matter the inner bore, side wall or trace, foot and other secondary parts of the object were also meticulous. It took a lot of effort inside and outside, and the workmanship was very exquisite. Hollowing out was especially important, which was enough to make the jade with false and true colors, and the combination of various colors was seamless. It was a rare collection treasure!
