• Dimension: Height: 7 5/8 in (19.4 cm) Width: 5 1/4 in (13.3 cm)
• Estimate From: $3500
• Estimate To: $5500

The jardiniere is of rectangular section with canted corners, the front and back side finely cast with rectangular panel enclosing lotus spray, against the gilded ground further incised with foliate scrolls, all supported on four ruyi-shaped feet, the jardiniere 'planted' with an irregular upright scholar's rock. Mid-Qing Dynasty period.

盆景是自然景致的縮影，素有“無聲的詩，立體的畫”之譽。清代宮廷陳設所用盆景大多是以金玉珠寶制作的像生盆景，以襯托宮廷生活環境的堂皇富麗。清宮盆景大部分是由內務府造辦處的鑲嵌作制作的，其點景多用特定題材，通過像征、寓意、諧音來投合統治者的喜好。
此件盆景口沿飾回紋一周，外壁以鏨花作地，配以西洋藤蔓花朵及壽字紋，具有中西合璧的風格，盆內栽仿賞石白玉山子，用料大方，玉質溫潤。整件盆景寓意祥瑞，保存完好，殊為難得，為清代宮廷盆景中的精品。 來源：紐約私人藏家 Provenance: Private collection, New York