A RARE PALE GREEN AND BLACK JADE 'LINGZHI' AUSPICIOUS EMBLEM

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17th century

17th century
Skillfully carved in openwork as an auspicious lingzhi fungus issuing four ruyi-heads with interlocking stems, the stone of pale grey-green tone with black and brown striations and cloudy inclusions, with hardwood stand. 18.5cm (7 1/4in) high. (2).

十七世紀青玉黑褐沁靈芝擺件

Provenance:
Spink & Son Ltd., London
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired from the above on 31 July 1928, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1928年7月31日購自上者，並由後人保存迄今

The present lot, symbolising the wish for longevity, was used as an auspicious symbol atop a vase as part of a five-piece garniture. See a pair of bronze and champlevé enamel gu vases with gilt-bronze lingzhi-shaped finials in the Pavilion of the Rain Flowers, Yuhua ge, in the Forbidden City, illustrated by E.Rawski and J.Rawson, eds., China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2006, p.131; see also ornamental lingzhi finials atop a pair of cloisonné enamel vases, Kangxi marks and of the period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in A Garland of Treasures: Masterpieces of Precious Crafts in the Museum Collection, Taipei, 2014, p.33, no.1.10.

青玉琢制，呈靈芝形，象徵吉祥長壽，或作五供等佛前供器的頂飾之用。參考北京故宮雨花閣四樓供器中，一對鏨胎琺瑯花觚之上各飾一隻鎏金銅靈芝形飾件，圖見E.Rawski與J.Rawson編著，《China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795》，倫敦，2006年，頁131。另有台北國立故宮博物院館藏一組清康熙掐絲琺瑯冰梅紋五供，兩具小爐之上皆有靈芝形頂飾，圖見《集瓊藻: 院藏珍玩精華展》，台北，2014年，頁33，編號1.10。