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A QISHA LACQUER INK STONE AND 清 漆砂硯連百寶嵌鷺鷥水仙紋硯盒
AN INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) 此硯盒底心書紅漆「葵生」款。盧棟（1779-1850），字葵生，揚州
人，祖父映之、父慎之均為製漆名家。其祖映之，曾於康熙間購得「宋
The top of the inkstone has an ink well surrounded by a raised
border. The top of the cover is finely inlaid using various 宣和內府製」款的硯，形質類似澄泥但體絕輕，入水不沉，乃以沙和漆
materials including mother-of-pearl, agate and hardstones to 揣摩仿製之，備受書畫家稱賞，以為有發墨之樂，無殺筆之苦。葵生襲
depict an egret in flight above flowering narcissus on a speckled 之，並將硯台配以成套硯盒。盧葵生善畫，因此可從其漆器作品觀察到
black-lacquered ground. The centre of the underside of the box 其對構圖及用色的敏銳度。此套硯及硯盒為盧葵生的傳世佳作，選料及
is inscribed with a rectangular maker’s mark reading Kuisheng. 製作皆精細，畫面清麗雅致，色彩繽紛，即反映了盧葵生在漆藝及美學
Box and cover: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm.) long 上的造詣。
諸多博物館如故宮博物院、四川博物院、天津博物館、南京博物館等皆
HK$240,000-400,000 US$32,000-52,000 藏有盧葵生的作品。北京故宮博物院藏一件盧葵生漆砂硯連百寶嵌三雞
Lu Kuisheng (1779 – 1850) was a native of Yangzhou and came from 圖硯盒，見故宮博物院藏珍品全集《清代漆器》，香港，2006，圖版
a family known for making lacquer wares. Lu Kuisheng had inherited 189。另參考2018年5月30日於香港佳士得拍賣一件盧葵生漆砂硯連硯座
from his grandfather Lu Yingzhi the skill of making light-bodied 及蓋，拍品2955號；以及2019年5月29日於香港佳士得拍賣一件盧葵生
lacquered wood inkstones covered with a mixture of qisha, ‘lacquer and
sand’, which he further perfected with remarkable lightness and velvety 漆砂硯連百寶嵌喜上眉梢紋硯盒，拍品2972號。
texture. Also known as a talented painter, Lu Kuisheng imbued his
lacquer works with keen artistic acumen, as evident from the current
box and cover, which has a thoughtfully balanced composition achieved
by a careful selection and placement of colourful materials, achieving a
visual effect akin to Song-dynasty ‘bird-and-flower’ paintings.
Works by Lu Kuisheng are preserved in various museums,
including the Palace Museum, Beijing, which has a similar
set of inkstone and box inlaid with a scene of cockerels and
flowers, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum – Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, mark
pp. 254-255, no. 189. Compare also to another qisha inkstone 款識
accompanied by a stand and a similarly embellished cover, see the
example sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 2955; and
a square qisha inkstone with an embellished box and cover sold at
Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 2972.

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