• Dimension: Height without stand: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm) Length: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm) Width: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm)
• Estimate From: $2200
• Estimate To: $3500

Qing Dynasty Qianlong period. The white section of the agate stone finely carved as a tree trunk forming the washer, the exterior deep red sections carved in high relief with pomegranate, peaches, fingered citrons, and lingzhi mushrooms borne from gnarled branches issuing from the trunk, all supported on finely carved and stained soapstone stand.

Provenance: Property from a San Diego, California private collection
來源: 加州聖地亞哥私人藏家收藏 。南紅瑪瑙，古稱”赤玉”，產量稀少，在乾隆年間就已開採殆盡。南紅瑪瑙産於中國西藏、內蒙古等地，顏色柔和勻淨、紅白相間，帶有明顯的色彩圈紋，質地細膩光滑。正視有瑩白光彩，側視則若冰雪凝結，也有的紅白分明，甚至有全紅色、水紅色者。古人用之入藥，養心養血，信仰佛教者認為他有特殊功效。佛教七寶中的赤珠（真珠）指的就是南紅瑪瑙。今天南紅瑪瑙，已經和和闐玉、翡翠形成三足鼎立之勢。南紅瑪瑙以小材居多，大塊者亦很罕見，故極為珍貴。此件筆洗擇整塊瑪瑙雕成，質地純淨透亮，光滑細膩，器身白若殘雪，紅若寒梅，極具驚艷之美。整器主體部擇白色處雕大靈芝做樹幹，巧借紅色處雕靈芝，石榴，佛手，桃子，為福壽三多。挖膛開闊，光亮精細，雕制精湛，線條硬朗，且器型碩大，是極為難得的藝術珍品，可寶可藏。配原裝染色壽山石座。