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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳珍藏
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A WHITE JADE LEAF-FORM WASHER 清十八世紀 白玉鶴啣靈芝葉形洗
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The washer is carved as a broad lotus leaf with undulated sides and 刻款：靜憩軒
to the interior in high relief with a recumbent crane with its head
turned grasping a lingzhi in its beak. The slightly recessed base is 靜憩軒位於瀛台旁，幾乎相同之刻款可見於北京
inscribed with a three-character mark reading jingqi xuan (Pavilion 故宮博物院藏一鈞窯玫瑰紫釉鼓釘三足洗，其外
of Peaceful Repose). The stone is of a translucent even white tone 底橫刻「瀛台」、豎刻「靜憩軒用」，載於故宮
with some natural inclusions. 博物院藏文物珍品全集《兩宋瓷器（上）》，
4√ in. (12.3 cm.) wide, cloth box 香港，1996年，頁30，編號25。
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-15,000
Jingqi xuan (Pavilion of Peaceful Repose) refers to a pavilion located in
the imperial garden Yingtai (Sea Terrace). A very similar three-character
mark can be found on a Jun tripod jardinière in the Palace Museum Beijing
collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 30,
no. 25.

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