The Property of a Lady 女士藏品 AN ARCHAISTIC SMOKY ROCK CRYSTAL BELL 19th century Carved in low relief around the exterior with a central register with an eight-character inscription denoting the Eight Triagrams, bagua, between taotie masks above and pendent cicada blades around the base, surmounted by an arched handle with mythical-beast-head terminals suspending a loose ring, the stone of smoky-brown tone. 8.6cm (3 1/2in) high excluding the ring. 注脚 十九世紀 水晶仿古紋鐘 Provenance: Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent 來源： 倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今 The present bell with its archaistic design was inspired by early bronze ritual vessels. The use of archaistic forms and designs was advocated by the Qianlong Emperor who called on craftsmen to draw inspiration from antiquity. A related archaistic agate bell, Qianlong, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2013, lot 3336. 本例器型及紋飾以上古青銅禮器為濫觴，肩飾饕餮紋，腰以篆書刻「乾、坎、艮、震、巽、離、坤、兌」一周，下飾蟬紋，亦融合了乾隆以來所推崇的復古風格。香港蘇富比曾於2013年10月8日售出一例清乾隆瑪瑙交龍鈕鐘，拍品編號3336，可資比對。