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A white jade 'dragon' brushrest,
Qing dynasty, 18th century
清十八世紀 白玉雕海水螭龍筆擱
20 cm
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This elegantly carved brushrest exemplifies the aesthetic taste of scholar-official of the Ming and Qing dynasties, who sought objects to form part of the paraphernalia for their ‘scholar’s desk’ that had a variety of functions, such as brushrests, paperweights, as well as being works of art in their own right. See a slightly larger jade carving of this subject matter in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 9, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl.64, together with one modelled as three peaks with chilong, pl. 66; and another similar example was sold in these rooms, 9 October 2023, lot 3663.
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A white jade 'dragon' brushrest,
Qing dynasty, 18th century
清十八世紀 白玉雕海水螭龍筆擱
20 cm
Catalogue Note:
This elegantly carved brushrest exemplifies the aesthetic taste of scholar-official of the Ming and Qing dynasties, who sought objects to form part of the paraphernalia for their ‘scholar’s desk’ that had a variety of functions, such as brushrests, paperweights, as well as being works of art in their own right. See a slightly larger jade carving of this subject matter in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 9, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl.64, together with one modelled as three peaks with chilong, pl. 66; and another similar example was sold in these rooms, 9 October 2023, lot 3663.
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