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Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine and his wife Lot 320: Royal Academy of Arts, International Exhibition of Chinese Art, London,
1935-1936, p.245, no.2859

320
A RARE PAIR OF IMPERIAL WHITE AND SPINACH-GREEN
JADE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘SHOU CHARACTERS’
SCREENS
Qianlong
The jade rectangular plaques of pale white tone, each inscribed with
60 Shou characters in zhuanshu calligraphy and decorated with gilt,
the reverse with pomegranates, butterflies, and narcissus, the other
with lotus and a pair of Mandarin ducks, each encased in a cloisonné
enamel frame with diaper pattern, supported on a zitan wood stand
with spinach-green jade spandrels and shaped apron.
Each 24.1cm (9 1/2in) high. (4).
£30,000 - 50,000
CNY270,000 - 450,000

清乾隆 御製紫檀嵌碧玉座框銅胎掐絲琺瑯鑲白玉雕壽字紋硯屏一對

Provenance: Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine, 3rd Baronet 來源：倫敦第三代John William Buchanan-Jardine男爵
(1900-1969), London （1900-1969）舊藏
Spink & Son Ltd., London 倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
An English private collection, with one of the pair of screens acquired 英國私人收藏，其一於1954年11月30日購自上者（將兩屏合為一對）
from the above on 30 November 1954 (to join the pair to it which was ，並由後人保存迄今
previously separated), and thence by descent
展覽著錄：皇家藝術學院，《中國藝術國際展覽會》，倫敦，1935
Exhibited and Published: Royal Academy of Arts, International 年，頁245，編號2859
Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-6, London, 1935, p.245, no.2859.
John W. Buchanan-Jardine男爵，如他的家族前輩一樣，曾為怡和洋
Captain Sir John W. Buchanan-Jardine became, like his family 行（原名渣甸洋行）董事長。同時，他也是1935-36年於英國皇家藝
predecessors, the Chairman of Jardine, Matheson & Co. He was 術學院伯靈頓宮舉辦的「中國藝術國際展覽會」最大的借展方之一，
among the largest lenders to the Royal Academy of Arts International 並借展了本對硯屏。該展覽仍為歐洲迄今最為重要的中國藝術展覽。
Exhibition of Chinese Art in Burlington House in 1935-36, his loan
including the present pair of screens. The Exhibition remains the most
important exhibition of Chinese Art ever held in Europe.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
160 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.