• Dimension: Length: 19 5/8 in (49.8 cm) Width: 4 in (10.2 cm)
• Estimate From: $4500
• Estimate To: $6500

Qing Dynasty period. The ruyi-shaped scepter head carved and pierced to depict gnarled pine and lingzhi in polychrome, encircled by a stylised floral scroll band down to the shaft, the mid section reticulated with an auspicious buddhist motif below a six character Qianlong reign mark, all reserved on green glazed ground.

清代如意被視為吉祥瑞器，成為朝賀、祝壽、喜慶時不可或缺之物，宮禁之內，寶座、臥榻、案頭等方方面面都少不瞭如意的形影。現北京故宮博物院珍藏各式如意近三千柄，然而在故宮所藏大量各種材質的如意中，瓷質如意數量最少，可見其名貴。瓷如意先由內府造辦處下屬如意館繪出畫樣，得皇帝允准後發付江西景德鎮禦窯廠燒造，製作工藝複雜，不易保存，存世稀少。瓷如意本身就稀有，此品更是採用鏤刻技法，因而更是鮮見。此如意呈瑞芝狀，整體以鬆石綠釉為地，上有細小不規則開片，宛如真綠松石一般，細節到位。四周裝飾洋彩“纏枝花卉紋”，邊沿均以金彩勾勒裝飾，極為富麗堂皇。首面隆起，鏤空雕“靈芝松樹紋”。中軸隆起鏤雕佛教八寶紋飾“吉祥結紋飾”，曲柄末端亦鏤雕琢蝙蝠，寓意福保平安，表現了清代宮廷審美，圖必有意，意必吉祥的用意。整體佈局均衡，填色精準，是一件極其罕見的佳器。橫書紅款“大清乾隆年制”款識。 來源：紐約重要私人藏家收藏。可參考一件類似清代粉彩福壽紋描金如意，藏於北京故宮博物院; 以及佳士得紐約拍品號1575，2012年9月，成交價USD 40,000
Provenance: Property from an important collection, New York. For a similar Qing Dynasty famille rose ruyi scepter , please compare with a related piece in the collection of Beijing Palace Museum; and Lot 1575 sold for USD 40,000 in Christie's' New York Sept. 2012