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An imperial inscribed white and russet jade 'prunus' thumbring Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 白玉刻「題和闐玉觀梅圖」扳指

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July 14, 04:20 AM GMT

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An imperial inscribed white and russet jade 'prunus' thumbring

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

清乾隆 白玉刻「題和闐玉觀梅圖」扳指


the exterior of the cylindrical surface finely incised with a gnarled branch issuing prunus blossoms and an imperial poem, the stone of a pale celadon colour with a russet band concentrating along the lower edge

2.9 cm

The lines are excerpted from the imperial poem titled On a Khotan jade 'prunus appreciation' carving, included in Qing gaozong yuzhi shiwen quanji [Anthology of imperial Qianlong poems and text], yuzhi shi san ji [Imperial poetry, vol. 3], vol. 28, p. 19.


題識:

御製題梅。都道梅英似玉開,今朝真見玉為梅。

(句出〈題和闐玉觀梅圖〉,收錄在《清高宗御製詩文全集.御製詩三集》,卷28,頁19)