California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 22, 2019  June 22, 2019

 Lot # 6759 
A CELADON JADE 'IMPERIAL POEM' RUYI JADE SCEPTER    清乾隆 青白玉御題詩福壽雙全如意


  • Dimension: Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Length: 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm) Width: 4 in (10.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $12000

The ruyi-shaped terminal surmounted by a bat deftly worked in high relief with its wings outstretched, above a stylized 'Shou' character flanked by double gourds, the curved shaft inscribed with Imperial poem in regular script, its end decorated with a flying bat, the stone of an even pale celadon tone. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.


Provenance: Property from a Nevada private collection
此柄如意以整塊白玉雕琢而成,質地光潤,略帶皮色。所雕如意呈瑞芝狀,雲葉首,四周起如意雲紋邊框,首面隆起,正中心圓框浮雕蝙蝠、葫蘆、壽字紋,寓意萬壽無疆,福壽雙全,表現了清代宮廷審美,圖必有意,意必吉祥的用意。如意曲柄光素,唯曲柄末端雕琢蝙蝠,用工極精,線條洗練順暢,為典型清代宮廷玉雕風格,蝙蝠下方有活環,穿系原裝老穗子。如意曲柄正面則題刻乾隆帝御制詩文。 來源: 內華達州私人藏家提供