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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳藏品

164 Y The present ink palette is rare for its large size and depth of the
A LARGE AND RARE VERY PALE GREEN JADE ‘CHILONG AND exceptional high-relief carving of the dragon and fish. Compare a related
FISH’ INK PALETTE white and pale green jade ink palette, Qianlong (19.7cm long), illustrated
Qianlong in Marchant, Ninety Jades for 90 Years, London, 2015, pl.10.
Carved in the form of an elongated lotus leaf with folded edges, issuing
long leafy winding stems bearing a lotus flower, the interior depicting
a pair of swimming carp facing each other, observed by a large The fine details found on this ink palette reflect the high standards
crouching chilong with bifurcated tail clambering at one end of the achieved in jade carving during the reign of the Qianlong emperor.
lotus leaf, carved wood stand. 31.5cm (12 3/8in) long (2). A variety of writing implements was produced for use by the literati
classes, such as brush rests, pots and ink stones, was inspired by
£8,000 - 12,000 animal and floral shapes. In the eyes of their viewer, these objects
CNY71,000 - 110,000 acted as manifestations of nature’s vital energy and thus recalled the
universal longing of the cultivated elite to escape from the everyday
清乾隆 青白玉年年有餘蟠螭荷葉筆掭 world to where they could commune with nature and forge their
identity as poets, painters and calligraphers.
Provenance: a European private collection, acquired from Spink &
Son Ltd., London, on 13 December 1955, and thence by descent

來源： 歐洲私人收藏，1955年12月13日購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son
Ltd.；並由後人保存迄今

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