• Dimension: Height: 8 3/4 in (22.0 cm) Diameter: 2 7/8 in (7.5 cm)
• Estimate From: $8000
• Estimate To: $15000

Each with a cylindrical body depicting scholars gathering and engaging scholarly activities and attendants up a rocky path, amongst pine and gourd vines in a rocky landscape, between openwork zitan cover and stand. Mid-Qing Dynasty period.

Provenance: Property from a private collection, San Francisco
香筒是古代淨化空氣的一種室內用具，一般是直接將特製的香料或是香花放入香筒內， 香氣便從筒壁、筒蓋的氣孔中溢出，是一種清雅的室內陳設品。此對香筒取材白玉，做直筒式，圓口，硬木器蓋，上有鈕。內壁平滑，外壁採用淺地浮雕技法，雕松下高仕圖。蒼松翠柏中，亭台樓閣隱約可見，曲徑通幽處，文人雅士有跡可循，人物、景緻被刻畫得惟妙惟肖，淋漓盡致。人物傳神，意境空幽，畫面雅緻，韻味綿長。此對香筒用料上乘，玉質滋潤，溫婉細潤，通體佈局精巧，疏密有致，運刀流暢，以嫻熟的刀法刻畫出文人山水畫的空靈與灑脫之境，頗見功力。 來源：三藩市私人藏家提供