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THE VICTOR SHAW COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES 清乾隆 樹紋瑪瑙長方蓋盒
A DENDRITIC AGATE RECTANGULAR BOX AND 《大清乾隆年製》 款
COVER,
MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
9.2 by 7.9 by h. 3.1 cm
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,300-51,000
The present box is outstanding for the quality of the agate 盒瑪瑙製成，長方形，平地，直壁，子母口。瑪瑙呈
stone used, where the material is of brilliant emerald and 樹紋，以深寶石綠及褐色條紋相間，褐色較淺的部分
brown colouration with a transitional appearance from semi- 呈半透明狀態，間以瑪瑙自然放射紋理，是為巧奪天
translucent to opaque to the beautiful stone.
工之作。
Small box and covers such as the present piece are mostly
standard objects of the Imperial scholar’s desk and were
made in a number of mediums such as porcelain, glass, jade 此類尺寸的蓋盒大多為宮廷文房用器，製作材質亦多
and hardstone. See a related chalcedony seal-paste box 樣化，包括陶瓷、料器、玉石等。參看一件瑪麗及莊
and cover, from the collection of Mary and George Bloch, 智博私人收藏的清乾隆六字款玉髓印泥蓋盒，售於香
six-character Qianlong mark and of the period, sold in these 港蘇富比2005年10月23日，編號26。另見一清乾隆年
rooms, 23rd October 2005, lot 26. and another finely carved 款瑪瑙印泥盒，售於紐約佳士得1983年12月1日，編
agate seal-paste box with cover, also with a Qianlong reign
mark on the base, sold at Christie's New York, 1st December 號669。
1983, lot 669.
Mark
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