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PROPERTY FROM THE DE AN TANG COLLECTION 清乾隆 白玉雕高士仙山圖筆筒
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND FINELY CARVED 來源：
WHITE JADE BRUSHPOT, 紐約蘇富比1986年4月10日，編號199
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
香港蘇富比2004年4月25日，編號13
wood stand
11 cm 展覽
《玉緣：德安堂藏玉》，永壽宮，故宮博物院，
PROVENANCE 北京，2004年，編號2
Sotheby’s New York, 10th April 1986, lot 199
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25th April 2004, lot 13.

EXHIBITED
A Romance with Jade: From the De An Tang Collection,
Yongshougong, Palace Museum, Beijing, 2004, cat. no. 2.

HK$ 600,000-800,000
US$ 77,000-103,000

This white jade brushpot is striking for its exceptional quality The Qianlong Emperor fervently promoted the idea of
of both the stone as well as the carving. Skilfully carved with infusing jade carvings with the essence of classical paintings,
a scene that unravels like a scroll painting white the turning elevating the jade brushpot became to an important
of the vessel, the brushpot captures a sense of harmony medium for pictorial subjects. Many of these ‘pictorial’
and ethereality by balance the object with the void, intricate brushpots faithfully illustrate historical events or stories as
detail with polished surfaces. The exceptional quality of the memorialized in classical paintings, whilst others interpret
semi-translucent stone is highlighted through the minimally their source material ingeniously, aiming to encapsulate the
carved areas. The decoration adheres to the tradition of spirit of China’s vibrant tradition of landscape painting. For a
Chinese painting, where the material’s surface is treated similarly carved but larger white jade brushpot in the Palace
as a horizontal scroll. As the brushpot is turned, the motif Museum, Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures
unfurls before the viewer, unveiling a new perspective of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995,
of the landscape with each scene. This unique quality no. 167.
allows the brushpot to be admired from various vantage
points, transforming it into an object of multi-dimensional
appreciation.

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