A SMALL JADE FIGURE OF A BIXIE, SIX DYNASTIES 六朝玉雕小辟邪China, 220-589. The mythical beast is shown crouched low in an attacking stance, standing on four feet, the face with mouth ajar revealing a set of sharp fangs, bulging eyes below curled eyebrows, the body further detailed and finely incised, terminating in a bifurcated tail, and pierced through the center. The translucent stone is of a fine pale celadon and yellow tone with white surface alterations.Provenance: From the private collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022). The couple has been active in the art trade for well over half a century and were one of the first in Austria to offer Asian works of art in their gallery, starting in 1968. Since the late 1980s, they have been collecting ancient Chinese jades, building an extensive and multiply published collection over the decades. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, encrustations, surface alterations, remnants of iron red soil, few small nicks here and there. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 26.4 g Dimensions: Length 5.8 cmBixie are considered powerful protectors of feng shui practitioners and resemble strong, winged lions. Traditionally, Bixie have been regarded as auspicious creatures that possessed mystical powers capable of attracting wealth from all directions.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 2743Price: HKD 375,000 or approx. EUR 5,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A white jade Bixie, Six dynasties (220-589)Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, form, material and similar size.六朝玉雕小辟邪中國，220-589年。神獸呈低蹲攻擊姿態，四足站立，作虎行狀；雙目炯炯，張嘴露齒，頭頂有雙角；尾巴分叉彎曲。半透明的玉料是細膩的淡青和黃色調，多處沁斑。 來源：Irene與 Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022年) 私人收藏 。自1968 年起，這對夫婦活躍在藝術貿易界，並且是奧地利最早在其畫廊中提供亞洲藝術品的人之一。1980 年代後期，他們一直在收集中國古代玉器，幾十年來建立了極富多樣性的收藏。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、結殼、紅色土壤結殼，局部少量小刻痕。具有天然內沁和裂縫的石料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：26.4 克 尺寸：長5.8 厘米鎮墓石獸辟邪在東漢時頗為流行，小型者以玉製作，成為漢代人心目中的祥瑞之獸，至六朝風行不減。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2017年5月31日，lot 2743 價格：HKD 375,000（相當於今日EUR 5,200） 描述：魏晉南北朝白玉辟邪 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、外型、材質和相似的尺寸。