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Compare a larger white jade lingzhi washer attributed to the Yongzheng to Qianlong period, from the collection of Sir Quo-Wei Lee,
sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd October 2018, lot 109; and another celadon jade washer formerly in the Sui Yuan Zhai
Collection, sold at Christie's London, 11th May 2015, lot 23.

靈芝乃百草之首，被視為瑞草；靈芝亦被古籍記載為歌頌聖君賢王德政之仙草。《尚書大傳》曰：「王者德先地序，則芝草生」；《白虎
通》曰：「德至山陵，則景雲出，芝實茂」；《瑞應圖》曰：「王者敬事耆老，不失舊故，則芝草生」。宮廷器物中多見靈芝題材，除了
表達長壽安康，也顯示了聖王德政之美意。

參考一白玉靈芝洗，斷代清雍正至乾隆，原為利國偉爵士珍藏，售於香港蘇富比2018年10月3日，編號109；另比一青玉例，隨緣齋珍
藏，售於倫敦佳士得2015年5月11日，編號23。

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