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Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 09:30 AM EDT

Lot 212

A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'LINGZHI' WASHER, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PE RIOD
Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD

A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'LINGZHI' WASHER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 黃玉雕靈芝形洗

finely carved and well hollowed in the form of a lingzhi head borne on a network of gnarled stems in openwork forming the base,
the curving stems extending to the sides issuing clusters of attendant lingzhi heads, the stone a milky-caramel with russet
coloration, wood stand (2)

Width 3½ in., 9 cm

Provenance
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

Catalogue Note
The lingzhi fungus, Ganoderma lucidum, was considered the most important of all medicines and a talisman for luck. It is also
associated with the virtues of a ruler. Classical texts such as Shangshu Dazhuan, Baihu Tong, and Ruiying Tu all consider the
growth of lingzhi an indicator of good government. The lingzhi motif, commonly found on imperial wares, represents a visual rebus
for the wish for longevity, and a virtuous and benevolent rule.

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