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The inscribed text is a compilation by Emperor Qianlong of ┡ℱǯ᱙㫌࠼᳅㫌ᐃᯧ卿㫌◙Ǯ◍Ǯ೰Ӳᛆ卿մ⛐ٛᏛᒨ೰◶
different verses taken from ancient Classics in praise of the ֵ٣ஙڬ卿ཎ㾬୪㲛㖔٤೰⩞卿៏⒢᧊㨌Մ⏟㖜ᛇǯྒྷခྐྵ⒢
Three Star Gods: Fu Xing, Lu Xing and Shou Xing, is recorded ⏎㓏୨ॶ卿ྒྷ⒢㧿ᝳᲮᲮ᱁᭢ǯԋ㧿㦔ߴᓼ㞖Գ㪏ᇙㅳᙔǸ◙
in Qing Gaozong yuzhi shiwen quanji: yuzhiwen, vol. 1, juan 28
(fig. 1). ◍೰Ӳᛆ㐫ǹӬ㲛卿ݯᙔໃ㫀ǶᝧǷǮǶ㉼ǷǮǶᚿǷӲ⣌⣌
ᙔ⩧Ꮀ卿ݯᘘ㢙ᙻǶ᳖㵶໵ᇙㅳᙔݥ㫀Ƿ卿✄ࢦݺ卿ᇙㅳᙔߝ㫀卿
On this plaque and in the poem, the Three Star Gods of ࣍Հࢦݨ卻ވˏ卼ǯ
Daoism form the main subject-matter: Shou Xing (Shou
Lao), Fu Xing and Lu Xing, representing longevity, happiness Ǹ◙◍೰Ӳᛆ㐫ǹߴᙔൈӴ厍
and emolument respectively. Each deity is shown with his
own attribute, which are also auspicious symbols in their ◙ ğᎱईউᵌཆ卦㉼卧ǯ㩥◙♺♺卦㉼卧ǯ
own right. Shou Lao, the oldest of the three Star Gods, is ഌᝳ݉Օ卦ᚿ卧ǯ⊇ᙆ㢻ࣩᄭᭆ卦ᝧ卧ǯ
characteristically shown with a staff and a peach of longevity, ㎊ᅾाຽ卦㉼卧ǯई഍Ԡ▧卦㉼卧ǯ
or a platter in this case. Fu Xing is usually depicted surrounded
by children and Lu Xing, holding a scroll of law. ᭦㈲ظԠ卦㉼卧َ⤊ᾭՂ⡩ે卦㉼卧ǯ
The intricate style and quality of the carving of this screen ◍ َ‰Ꮑ♚卦㉼卧ǯई഍⎋◍卦㉼卧ǯ
is comparable to that on a group of finely carved spinach- ዃᎱὍ⋌卦㉼卧ǯ༽⣉୨ᙹ卦ᝧ卧ǯ
green jade brush pots of the same period, such as the example ईཎ↗ഌ↗卦㉼卧ǯ഍ݯ⊒উ⊇֝卦ᝧ卧ǯ
carved with a tribute scene in the Metropolitan Museum of ⣉ⶃ㚥྇㎒ჺ卦㉼卧ⶃ⁒⎐⯎㱐Ἴ卦ᚿ卧ǯ
Art, New York, gift of Heber R. Bishop, accession number:
02.18.683a (fig. 2), another carved with the Six Sages in the ೰ ഍ظ໸‰卦㉼卧ǯⶃ೰Ὅ⋌卦㉼卧ǯ
Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection ظभഎক卦ᚿ卧ǯ㕇ݯᄮᆎ卦ᝧ卧ǯ
of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Jadeware, III, Hong Kong,
1995, no. 169; and a further example carved with the Four ाຽᏒݯὍ㙐卦ᝧ卧ǯؼᆽࢶྒྷ卦㉼卧ǯ
Noble Professions also from the Alan and Simone Hartman սᅸս⩙卦㉼卧ǯዂᝠ᪞⯍Ղⶃჺ卦ᝧ卧ǯ
collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, ᫉┡ℱᓿེⰰൈⵈⵄ⶟卿ݯԋ㚍ᝳ्㠩▂⁒㐏⎏㿳ⰰᙚ㿽卿㰆
lot 1521. Compare also to a spinach-green jade circular panel
accompanied by a cloisonné stand from the Irving collection, ߅᳅᳍Ӷऱ⎏ྉ᪖卿ಫ࠼Ի⛁㵲ዷǯ᫉ᓿེӳഅྉ᪖⎏᳅㫌
sold at Christie’s New York, 20 March 2019, lot 821. 㩽ߴ㰍ᡟ჎㇦ᙻԳ㪏ᛞឆ⏇リ⎏⊺ዪℱ଍卿ཿ→Իൈऱ⥾⊺⯺
⎏㇬㈅ᘤ៧ǯ㰍ᡟ㯸ַ⎏ݯձऱឆ┡ℱ㘆ַ׾ս✖✢ἃഅ卿ࣻ
The screen was clearly carved to accommodate a particular
poem, as the inscription occupies an especially large area. The ⩠⡥⡙ഌ㛢ᝯࢷ⁒㱦⻦⊳ᝆ᛿㚃㐩ݨホ㙊༾எ✖✢卿ݱ⻦⤔⽚
stand, made of primarily zitan and inlaid with an openwork B卻ވ̕卼厎࢈՗ᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦⛛ᵏݪ㙐எ✖✢卿㇦ᘢ
boxwood plaque, is of very high quality and was probably ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦Ⅷ৅ݥ㫀Ƕℱ଍卻Ӵ卼Ƿ卿㲞ᳰ卿 卿எ‸ 厎
made for the piece. It is very likely that the stand comes from a ৌ⁞ᝩ֖ܿ⯠⻦ᶗ᧤⩯㍡எ✖✢卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚᙻ㲞ᳰצ
matched series as it is very similar to another stand supporting ೥ᇑᐽ㐈卿ᐽ৅ ⽚ǯՔजࣻ⩠᪹㫡֖ܿ⯠⻦Ӭ։㫌ߴ㰍ᡟ
a circular spinach jade table screen; cf. Roger Keverne (ed.),
Jade, London, 1991, p. 183, fig. 138. 㯸ַ⎏∣ℱ஋ᓿེ㙄ᓌ⢵⇈⇶ᄠ卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚᙻ⡥⡙צ೥
ᇑᐽ㐈卿ᐽ৅ ⽚ǯ
ᓿེἃ᳖༈⎏㞒㇝㪀㉑৅卿അ㜩ᝳណᄠǯེ᫉ᓿᄠཝݯ⠢⤤卿
Ԗ㇝ս⡻᨞㫌ㅳ卿ԋഒူ㿩ᤨណ㘲㫌៏⒢⡠㱈։卿⊇ᙠ⯝㫌ߴ
㰍ᡟ⯝औӬ։Գ㪏┡ℱ஋ེ⎏ᄠຽࢦߎ⏟ַ卿㇦ 3PHFS ,FWFSOF
ⶬǶ+BEFǷ卿எ ǯ
◙Ǯ◍Ǯ೰ஙᭆ㧿᱁۔ἃ഍ӳӲࢼᛆǯ◙卿ዪἃՆ◙⯅㧰厎◍卿
༡ዪ㵶໶࣡◍厎೰卿༡ዪ㧩উ⎋᫐ǯԋஇᭆ㧿੧᫆ս◙Ǯ◍Ǯ
೰Ӳᛆ⎏ᆨ㎜הἃ◶ܔՒᇁকᚚ჎⊂᰻ԋ㎜ᇨჽ◙ǮमߧǮ㧩
೰⎏▴㯳ǯ

fig. 2 A spinach-green jade brush pot carved with tribute scene.
Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
எՀ ᳖Գ㪏 ┡ℱ㫌ݨホ㙊༾எ✖✢
ჺ⊐⊳ᝆ᛿㚃㐩Խ⡥⡙ഌ㛢ᝯࢷ⁒㱦
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