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清乾隆 紅玉髓巧色雲蝠紋筆架
Provenance: a distinguished English private collection, and thence by descent
來源: 顯貴英國私人收藏,並由後人保存迄今
The skill and artistry of Qing dynasty craftsmen is encapsulated in the finely carved boxwood and zitan stand, formed as breaking waves, which can be compared with other wood stands in the Palace Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shenzhen, 2009, p.129, pl.100.