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A RARE PALE GREEN AND BLACK JADE
‘LINGZHI’ AUSPICIOUS EMBLEM
17th century
Skillfully carved in openwork as an auspicious lingzhi
fungus issuing four ruyi-heads with interlocking
stems, the stone of pale grey-green tone with black
and brown striations and cloudy inclusions, with
hardwood stand.
18.5cm (7 1/4in) high. (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
十七世紀 青玉黑褐沁靈芝擺件

Provenance:
Spink & Son Ltd., London
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired from the
above on 31 July 1928, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1928年7月
31日購自上者，並由後人保存迄今

The present lot, symbolising the wish for longevity,
was used as an auspicious symbol atop a vase as
part of a five-piece garniture. See a pair of bronze
and champlevé enamel gu vases with gilt-bronze
lingzhi-shaped finials in the Pavilion of the Rain
Flowers, Yuhua ge, in the Forbidden City, illustrated
by E.Rawski and J.Rawson, eds., China: The
Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2006, p.131;
see also ornamental lingzhi finials atop a pair of
cloisonné enamel vases, Kangxi marks and of the
period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
illustrated in A Garland of Treasures: Masterpieces
of Precious Crafts in the Museum Collection, Taipei,
2014, p.33, no.1.10.

青玉琢制，呈靈芝形，象徵吉祥長壽，或作五供等
佛前供器的頂飾之用。參考北京故宮雨花閣四樓供
器中，一對鏨胎琺瑯花觚之上各飾一隻鎏金銅靈芝
形飾件，圖見E.Rawski與J.Rawson編著，《China:
The Three Emperors 1662-1795》，倫敦，2006
年，頁131。另有台北國立故宮博物院館藏一組
清康熙掐絲琺瑯冰梅紋五供，兩具小爐之上皆有
靈芝形頂飾，圖見《集瓊藻: 院藏珍玩精華展》，台
北，2014年，頁33，編號1.10。

Lot 6 (invoice)

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