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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE INKSTONE A SPINACH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A GREEN JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
WITH ZITAN STAND AND JADE-INLAID A GUQIN 18th century
COVER 18th/19th century The long sceptre carved in crisp relief with
The inkstone 18th century, the jade plaque Deftly carved as a musical instrument, carved bamboo and orchids, the large lingzhi head
Ming Dynasty in low relief on the front with a calligraphic with a bird clambering on top, the jade of
The inkstone carved in the form of a roof tile inscription, and archaistic scrollwork at the dark-green tone with cloudy inclusions,
with a slightly-flattened centre for grinding head and foot, the reverse with a seal reading reticulated hongmu stand.
the ink, and a quatrefoil well at the top, the ‘Lu Qi’ and name of the guqin reading Taigu 39.5cm (15 1/2in) long. (2).
stone of dark green tone, the zitan stand and bin yin, the stone of dark green tone with
cover similarly arched, the cover inlaid with lighter patches and black speckles, hongmu £2,000 - 3,000
a pale green jade plaque depicting a stylised stand. 11cm (4 3/8in) long. (2). CNY18,000 - 27,000
chilong, fitted box. 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long. (4).
£2,000 - 3,000 Please note this Lot is to be sold at
£3,000 - 5,000 CNY18,000 - 27,000 No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
CNY27,000 - 45,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at 十八世紀 碧玉雕竹葉紋如意
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger
十八/十九世紀 碧玉古琴式鎮紙 Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London,
十八世紀 碧玉硯台配紫檀蓋盒 嵌明代玉雕 2012, no.84.
螭龍紋牌 The carved couplet resembles a Buddhist
gatha verse, and may be read as: ‘得吾 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger 位得吾音，得吾壽得吾名’， which may 覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號84
Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, be translated as: ‘achieving my position,
2013, no.77. achieving my sound, achieving my life, The present lot is related to one presented
achieving my name.’ by the Qianlong emperor to Sir George
展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展 Staunton, Lord Macartney’s deputy, in 1793,
覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號77 Compare with a yellow jade carving of a and now in the collection of the Victoria and
guqin, Qing dynasty, illustrated by M.Zheng, Albert Museum, see Encounters: The Meeting
Compare with a related spinach-green jade Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin of Asia and Europe, London, 2004, p.94,
inkstone in the shape of a bamboo stalk, Daxi, Wenwan, 2009, p.163, pl.145. See fig.7.2. Compare with two similar green jade
Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court collection, also a earlier Ming example of similar form ruyi sceptres, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court
illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Collection, illustrated in the Compendium
in the Palace Museum: Jade, 9, p.39, no.18. Compendium of Collections in the Palace of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade,
Museum, Beijing, 2011, vol.7, p.246, pl.236; 8, Beijing, 2011, nos.72 and 73. See also
and another example illustrated by Yu Pei-jin, a similar green jade sceptre, 18th century,
Curio Boxes of Qianlong Emperor, Taipei, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese and Japanese
2020, p.73. Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty
The Queen, Volume III, London, 2016,
no.1770. See a related spinach-green jade
ruyi sceptre, 18th century, which was sold at
Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot
214 | BONHAMS 1600.