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A RARE PALE GREEN JADE ‘TREASURE BAG’
VASE
Qianlong
Beautifully worked in the form of a cloth sack with a
knotted ribbon loosely tied at the neck, the exterior
intricately carved in relief with two egrets beside tall
hibiscus branches and lush lotus blooms, buds and
leaves, wood stand. 12.1cm (4 3/4in) high (2).

HK$50,000 - 80,000
US$6,500 - 10,000

清乾隆 青白玉雕「路路連科」包袱瓶

Provenance 來源:

Acquired on 20 August 1968, probably from
Louis Joseph, London (no.6845)
An English private collection and thence by descent

於1968年8月20日購得，或購自倫敦古董商
Louis Joseph (編號6845）
英國私人收藏，並由家族繼承

The current lot bears many hidden auspicious
connotations. Egret, lusi 鷺鷥, and hibiscus,
mufurong 木芙蓉, form the pun, yilu ronghua 一路
榮華, which literally translates as ‘May you enjoy an
affluent life throughout your life’. The pair of egrets,
lu 鷺 and blossoming lotus, lian 蓮 also form the
pun lulu lianke 路路連科, which literally translates as
‘passing the series of civil service examinations, one
after another’. The treasure bag further symbolises
the offering of best wishes and the bringing of
good tidings to the recipient. The lotus, further to
its Buddhist associations, represents integrity and
purity, both qualities much valued in a scholar-
official.

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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE INCENSE BURNER
AND COVER, GUI
18th/19th century
The deep rounded body raised on a spreading foot,
with a pair of archaic mythical beast mask handles
on each side, intricately carved in shallow relief with
taotie masks amidst ruyi scrolls, and six evenly-
spaced short vertical flanges below the mouth rim,
the domed cover with a further band of taotie masks
and surmounted by a pierced coiling chi dragon,
wood stand. 16.4cm (6 1/2in) wide (3).

HK$60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000

十八/十九世紀 碧玉雕仿古饕餮紋簋式蓋爐

Provenance 來源:

Acquired prior to 29 November 1984 (date of
Spink & Son Ltd., London valuation)
An English private collection and thence by descent

於1984年11月29日前購得（此為倫敦古董商
Spink & Son Ltd.為其所做估價的日期）
英國私人收藏，並由家族繼承

Compare a related spinach green jade incense
burner and cover, Qianlong mark and of the period,
from the Qing Court Collection, with related ‘square’
shaped handles, but with a flaring finial on the
cover and lower foot, illustrated in The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum:
Jadeware (II), Shanghai, 2008, pl.106.

乾隆帝好古敏求，崇尚慕古之風，提倡復古主義，認 39
為古典器物樸素、精純、高雅、有意涵，詳閱張麗瑞
著《宮廷之雅：清代仿古及畫意玉器特展圖錄》，台 FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART | 77
北，1997年，頁49。清宮舊藏一乾隆帶款例子，見
《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：玉器（II）》，

上海，2008年，圖版106。