California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 06, 2021  Mar. 06, 2021

 Lot # 6239 
A ZITAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID 'CHILONG' PAPER WEIGHT    清 紫檀嵌螺鈿螭龍紋紙鎮


  • Dimension: Length: 9 7/8 in (25.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1000
  • Estimate To: $1500

Qing Dynasty period. Of rectangular form, the paperweight top inlaid in mother of pearl with a sinuous chilong.


此鎮尺取珍貴紫檀為材,色澤深沈凝潤,作長方形,一面以螺鈿等材質嵌飾螭龍紋圖案,紋飾精美,工藝精湛,圖案設計端莊典雅,布局疏密相間,與紫檀本身低調暗沈的顏色形成鮮明對比,意趣非凡。百寶嵌工藝出現於明代,它是在螺鈿鑲嵌工藝的基礎上,加入寶石、珊瑚以及玉石等材料形成的鑲嵌工藝,到了清代乾隆時期,名家輩出,除揚州外,北京的清宮造辦處和廣州的工匠們都善於制作這種五光十色、富麗堂皇的制品,百寶嵌工藝盛極一時。《遵生八箋》讚其:“如雕刻寶嵌紫檀等器,其費心思工本,為一代之絕。”