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AN EXTREMELY RARE 清乾隆
INSCRIBED TURQUOISE- 松綠地套寶石紅料秋桂圖題詩筆筒
GROUND CINNABAR-RED 《乾隆年製》款
OVERLAY GLASS ‘AUTUMN’ 題識:
枝生無限月,花滿自然秋。
BRUSHPOT 鈐印:
MARK AND PERIOD OF 高致、秋、冰
QIANLONG
of cylindrical form, skilfully carved through the red overlay
to the turquoise ground with a continuous scene depicting a
butterfly fluttering amidst luxuriant floral buds and blooms,
some rendered borne on long leafy stems issuing from the
rocky ground, others on gnarled branches, the lush design
further accentuated with an excerpt from Li Qiao’s poem, Gui
(‘Osmanthus’), highlighting the autumnal blossoms, flanked
by three seals reading gaozhi (‘eminence’), qiu (‘autumn’) and
bing (‘ice’), all below a thin band bordering the rim, the base
wheel cut with a four-character reign mark within a double
square
11.7 cm, 4⅝ in.
HK$ 4,000,000-6,000,000
US$ 515,000-770,000
Mark
140 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比