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3373 According to Terese Tse Bartholomew in Hidden Meanings in Chinese
Art, Hong Kong, 2006, the combination of lingzhi and bamboo can have
A FINE WHITE JADE LINGZHI-FORM VESSEL multiple auspicious meanings. As the lingzhi represents longevity, and
bamboo (zhu) is a pun for ‘congratulate,’ the pair can form the rebus
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ‘birthday greetings.’ However, as a ruyi sceptre resembles lingzhi, and
bamboo can also symbolise peace (pingan), the two together can also
The jade is finely carved as a large lingzhi with deep sides rising form the rebus ping’an ruyi, or ‘may you have peace and fulfilment of all
from a rock-form base, with a gnarled branch bearing seven wishes.’
further lingzhi growing along one side towards the irregular lobed
rim, the reverse with a small spray of bamboo emerging from in Several examples of jade lingzhi-form vessels are known. One of
front of the stem of a large curled leaf, the well-polished stone of slightly larger size, though carved on the exterior with the wufu
an even white tone with some small opaque inclusions. flittering amidst smaller lingzhi sprays, from the collection of the British
4 º in. (10.7 cm.) high, wood stand Rail Pension Fund, was sold at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 16 May 1989,
lot 94. Two other related, though larger vessels, were sold at Christie’s
HK$1,500,000-2,000,000 US$200,000-260,000 Hong Kong, 30 March 2005, lot 121, and 22 March 2007, lot 122.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
Sold at Christie’s New York, 17 September 2008, lot 559
清十八 / 十九世紀 白玉靈芝形盃
來源
Paul E. Manheim 伉儷珍藏
紐約佳士得，2008 年 9 月 17 日，拍品 559 號
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