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AN INSCRIBED WHITE AND 清 籽料隨形刻蘭花詩句珮
RUSSET JADE PEBBLE
此器一面刻君子蘭，並刻「紉秋蘭以為佩。子
SIGNED ZIGANG, QING DYNASTY
岡」。「扈江離與薛芷佇，紉秋蘭以為佩」，
with one flat side worked in low relief with a six- 句出楚辭《離騷經》，屈原鍾情於蘭花，以
character inscription and signed Zigang in seal
蘭為友，並將蘭花作為珮物以表現潔身清高
script, below long slender leaves and and orchid
blooms, the convex reverse of the translucent 之情操。
white stone accentuated with attractive russet
patches, the upper end pierced with an aperture
7.1 cm, 2¾ in.
HK$ 100,000-150,000
US$ 12,800-19,200
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