a group of Ten jade carvings


Including an ink stick rest carved as a bamboo stalk fronted with a lingzhi fungus branch; and nine pendants, including three with human figures reversed by calligraphy or a flowering branch; two with phoenix decoration and calligraphy; one carved with lotus; one carved with gourd vines, each reversed by calligraphy; one with a wine cup and flowering branch reversed by a calligraphy; and the last of opposing animals. 2 1/2in (6.4cm) height of bamboo stalk section
|Due to the large number of items in this lot, condition reports and photos of individual items will not be available.鑒於本組物品所含數量, 各體細節照片及品像報告將不予以提供The bamboo and lingzhi fungus-shaped ink stick illustrates the phrase pingan ruyi (May you have peace and all your wishes fulfilled), with bamboo representing peace (pingan) and the fungus resembling the wish-granting scepter (ruyi): see Terese Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art (Hong Kong, 2006), p. 232, 8.2.6.