• Dimension: Height: 7 7/8 in (20.0 cm) Length: 12 in (30.5 cm) Width: 1/2 in (1.3 cm)
• Estimate From: $2800
• Estimate To: $4500

Qing Dynasty period. Of horizontal rectangular form, the multi-colored Qiyang stone carved in high relief to depict two crabs grabbing reeds, the reverse inscribed with imperial poem with two seal marks, all set on a finely carved zitan stand.

祁陽石產自湖南永州祁陽縣，其質細膩，色多紫色，表層多有白、綠、黃等石層，工匠因地制宜，深淺雕刻，俏色而成，如同賦彩，清代宮廷亦有數件祁陽石屏，屬於進貢之物。本器屏心用祁陽石制作而成，正面紫紅色為地，利用石質俏色高浮雕“螃蟹紋”“蘆草紋”，蘆草盤曲結穗，兩只螃蟹惟妙惟肖，雙目圓鼓，高舉雙鉗，抓住蘆草，仿佛正在吐沫嬉戲。洞石分布左右下方，盡顯“瘦皺漏透”之美。螃蟹寓意美好，寓意富甲天下，八方來財。反面浮雕刻乾隆禦筆詩文，“庭堅頓首，辱教審侍奉萬福為慰，承讀書綠陰，頗得閑樂，甚善，甚善，欲為索兒錄數十篇妙曲作樂，尚未就爾，所送紙太高，但可書大字，若欲小行書，須得矮紙乃佳。”乙酉清和臨黃貼禦筆”。配紫檀木座。 來源：德州達拉斯私人收藏
Provenance: Private collection, Dallas, Texas