California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 22, 2019  June 22, 2019

 Lot # 6760 
A WHITE JADE 'MAGPIE AND PLUM BLOSSOM' WASHER    清 白玉喜鵲登梅筆洗


  • Dimension: Height: 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm) Length: 5 1/4 in (13.3 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1500
  • Estimate To: $2500

Carved in the form of furled lotus-leaf shape, the exterior carved in high relief with a plum blossom and a magpie in flight. Qing Dynasty period.


筆洗取整料雕琢而成, 玉質細膩溫潤,包漿自然。器壁挖膛均勻, 洗內深腹。筆洗敞口, 口沿圓潤, 以隨形根枝作柄, 另琢梅花、枝幹, 以數隻喜鵲盤旋其間。古人以喜鵲作為喜慶的象徵, 古人常以梅花諧音“ 眉”字, 畫喜鵲站於梅花枝幹, 即組成了“ 喜上眉梢”的吉祥圖案,廣為流傳。