• Dimension: Height: 2 1/8 in (5.3 cm) Length: 4 3/4 in (12.0 cm) Width: 4 3/4 in (12.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $3500
• Estimate To: $5500

Raised on four short ruyi feet, the sides carved in relief with mythical beast mask suspended with ring flanked by archaistic decorations, the top convex grinding area surrounded by a square well, the base with an inscription surrounding a three character mark in square. Qing Dynasty period.

Provenance: Private collection, West Hollywood, Los Angeles
乾隆皇帝傳承中國古代文人追古思幽的清趣傳統，其審美心理具有濃重的「求師述古風」傾向。傳世乾隆御製藝術品中有大量臨摹古物器形紋理及風格的宮廷工藝作品，其中的玉器摹古品可謂曠世第一，歷朝均沒有如此的數量規模、材料等級和工藝質量的作品羣，所謂前無古人，後無來者。本品形制特殊，極其罕見，採用上等和田玉製成，玉質溫潤細膩，瑩潤光潔，瑩採肌滋，打磨極爲細緻，局部帶有沁色，古色古香，韻味十足。器呈四方型，器口四周飾「回紋」，四周凹槽，中部凸起，器身四周滿飾「錦地紋」，紋飾繁密而不亂，排列規矩，刻畫清晰。四面皆採用浮雕手法飾「獸面銜環紋」「夔龍紋」，威嚴肅靜，神祕十足。底部陰刻「石渠唐硯貯西清趙宋端溪此仿成雖曰文房聚所好欲因題句輒慚生乾隆御題。」「宜子孫」「德充符」印章款識。字跡款識皆清晰，刀法老辣，力道十足。整器圖案莊重，工藝極其精湛，繁而不亂，質地溫潤，爲極其罕見的宮廷文房用具。 來源: 洛杉磯西好萊塢私人舊藏