清中期 宮廷竹黃福壽三多紋如意 Mid-Qing Dynasty period. The ruyi-shaped terminals and the rectangular panel finely carved in low relief with leafy branches of the sanduo , namely peaches, buddha's hands, and pomegranates. Similarly decorated on the curved shaft with shaped panels enclosing flowering branches of prunus and pine, patinated to a golden brown tone. 來源: 三藩市私人藏家收藏。此如意為清中期貼黃工藝製作而成，貼黃又稱翻黃，亦稱文竹。此如意頭雕刻三多題材中的壽桃，刻工精巧惟妙惟肖，如意炳中端呈現方形，雕刻佛手一株，方寸之間盡顯刀法之精湛，如意尾端雕刻石榴。如意柄處刻精美紋飾襯托主要題材，紋樣講究。雕工細緻流暢、古雅可愛。以佛手諧意福，以桃子諧意壽，以石榴暗喻多子，表現多福多壽多子的頌禱，故稱福壽三多紋。此器雕刻巧妙而不失皇家貴氣，為造辦處所作之上等文竹精品。