清十八世紀 碧玉樓閣山水圖筆筒

of cylindrical form, the exterior deftly and intricately carved in various levels of relief, depicting tiered pavilions sheltered amongst cragged rocks in a landscape with waterfalls, pine trees and plantain, the stone of a rich olive-green tone mottled with faint inclusions and dark speckles

紐約蘇富比1988年4月7/8日，編號132
Spink & Son Ltd，倫敦，1998年

Roger Keverne，《Jade》，倫敦，1991年，344頁，圖5

The brushpot is in excellent condition with the exception of minor nibbling along the extremities. The stone is of a brighter green tone compared to the catalogue illustration.
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本品雕重山峻岭，垂柳風飄，青嶂翠壁，光線投射間反映佈局遠近層次分明，靜雅脫俗，與眾不同。花草流水，質感各異，工匠一雙巧手捕捉自然美態，嫻熟技藝盡現於此。雕有細膩山水風景圖的筆筒歷來為文人所好，文人看盡官場百態，出世隱退，遺世獨立，歸隱田園，寄情於山水。本品雕工精良、紋飾雅緻、珍貴籽料，供文人靜思自觀，恣意馳騁想像，徜徉其中。

倫敦蘇富比曾出售兩件作例，惟山水風景中描畫人物。其一售於1964年11月24日，編號161，其二售於1965年7月6日，編號82；另一白玉作例於1988年4月7/8日在紐約蘇富比售出，編號158。北京故宮博物院另藏有一碧玉作例，尺寸略寬，風格相若，載於《中國玉器全集》第六冊，石家莊，1993年圖版278；另一例出自Richard J. Salisbury與A Hamilton Rice夫人舊藏，銘有1794年款，售於紐約蘇富比1970年11月24日，編號20，並於2004年4月25日在香港蘇富比再度易手，編號12。