清乾隆 御題《綏邊經制》青白玉冊

comprising six rectangular white jade plaques of translucent celadon-white colour, the zitan front cover inlaid in metal with the characters suijing jingzhi ('Pacification of the Frontier Borders'), the first page gilt-decorated in two tones of silver with a stylised shou character flanked by a pair of scaly dragons writhing sinuously above waves, the reverse and following nine pages exquisitely incised and gilded with inscription in lishu with an eight-verse excerpt of a total of forty verses by the Qianlong Emperor, the concluding page with one en face dragon soaring amidst ruyi clouds above tempestuous waves, all mounted in a bright yellow brocade frame, between hardwood covers

香港佳士得2003年7月7日，編號527
巴黎佳士得2005年11月22日，編號145

There are minor age cracks to the zitan covers, more prominent on the back cover. Rubbing to silver-inlaid characters, particularly the top of the 'sui' character. As visible in the catalogue photo, there are two minute worm holes that run through the paper. Scuffing and general wear to the paper, and slight tearing to the final page and the back of the leaves.
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此玉冊記載了大學士傅恒之子、清高宗孝賢皇后侄福康安率清軍討伐廓爾喀的事蹟。福康安， 富察氏，滿洲鑲黃旗人。作戰勇敢，治軍有方，平定大小金川之役，驅逐廓爾喀，備受乾隆皇帝重用。乾隆皇帝封福康安為三等嘉勇男，於紫光閣繪像，列前五十名功臣中。

於玉片上鐫刻文字有一定的難度，手藝必須閑熟靈巧，非能工巧匠不敢為之。至乾隆年間，玉冊製量達到高峰，可見乾隆帝對玉情有獨鍾，以及平定新疆後玉路廣開、玉料充裕。當時玉冊由內務府監製，部分交造辦處，部分由蘇州織造五德照本文刻字，再由如意館錶裝成冊。