Lot 139
An rare Imperial inscribed pale green jade chrysanthemum-head incense fan Qianlong
1 December 2020, 15:30 HKT
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An rare Imperial inscribed pale green jade chrysanthemum-head incense fan
Qianlong
Of flattened circular form, carved in the form of a chrysanthemum flower on a zitan handle with silver inlay decoration of archaistic motifs, the fan further carved with rows of radiating petals diminishing in size towards the centre, intricately inscribed with a yu zhi two-character zhuanshu mark and a ten-character kaishu Imperial poem, followed by the characters chen Yu Mingzhong jingshu, 'respectfully written by his servant Yu Minzhong', concluding with a seal zhong, box. 20.5cm (8 1/8in) long. (2).
Of flattened circular form, carved in the form of a chrysanthemum flower on a zitan handle with silver inlay decoration of archaistic motifs, the fan further carved with rows of radiating petals diminishing in size towards the centre, intricately inscribed with a yu zhi two-character zhuanshu mark and a ten-character kaishu Imperial poem, followed by the characters chen Yu Mingzhong jingshu, 'respectfully written by his servant Yu Minzhong', concluding with a seal zhong, box. 20.5cm (8 1/8in) long. (2).
Footnotes
清乾隆 青玉刻御題詩香扇
「御製」、「寧渠珎六角，端知勝五明，臣敏中敬書」
The verse on the present fan is quoted from a poem composed by the Qianlong emperor in praise of the Shanxiang Xie (Pavilion of Shanxiang) in the Old Summer Palace, Yuanming Yuan. It was included in the Qianlong emperor's Yunzhishi sanji (Imperial Poetry III, 1771). The calligraphy is by Yu Mingzhong (1714-1779), the chief editor of the Imperial Poetry and Siku quanshu (Complete Library in Four Sections). He was highly appreciated by the Qianlong emperor for his calligraphy and his inscriptions or colophons can be found on a large number of works of art, paintings and calligraphy which were collected by the emperor.
扇面青白玉質，作菊瓣形，瓣沿略微上卷，扇心上部琢「御製」款，款下琢御製詩句「寧渠珎六角，端知勝五明」，落款「臣敏中敬書」，刻印「中」，扇柄紫檀質，嵌銀絲作仿古饕餮紋及卷雲紋，有髹漆存留。 此扇雕琢透薄，玉質白潤，與錯銀紫檀柄相得益彰。
「寧渠珎六角，端知勝五明」出自乾隆《扇薰榭六韻》詩：
「敞榭式文扇，扇薰因與名。
如常張月半，不動致風清。
寧渠珎六角，端知勝五明。
竹聲揺處爽，花影畫中榮。
曰禹慙無間，緬虞企載賡。
階泉奏琴韻，解慍切予情。」
詩見《四庫全書》本之《御製詩三集》卷二十四，本是乾隆帝詠圓明園中扇薰榭所作，推知本扇應是聞香所用道具。題者于敏中（1714－1779），亦是整理出版《御製詩》三集和《四庫全書》的主要官員，以文翰得到高宗賞識，入直懋勤殿，敕書華嚴、楞嚴兩經。
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