A VERY PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A DEER18th centuryThe recumbent stag superbly carved with long prominent antlers reaching the elegantly curved back carved with a further auspicious bat, a spray oflingzhi fungus in its mouth, its legs neatly folded and tucked underneath above furtherlingzhi fungus, the stone of even pale green tone, wood stand.11cm (4 3/8in) wide. (2).For further information on this lot please visit theProvenance: 十八世紀 青白玉雕瑞鹿Provenance:A distinguished Asian private collection來源：亞洲顯赫私人收藏Thelingzhi fungus is symbolic of long life as is the deer (lu 鹿), which is not only associated with Shoulao, the God of Longevity, but a pun on 'emolument' (lu 禄).Compare with a related jade carving of a recumbent stag, 17th/18th century, illustrated inChinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, p.81, no.56.pare also with a related pale green jade deer, formerly in the Tuyet Nguyet Collection, illustrated by and ,Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, Hong Kong, 2008, pl.101.See a related white and russet jade carving of a deer, 18th century, which was sold at London, 16 May 2019, lot 128.玉質白中閃青，在扁長的玉料上作圓雕。瑞鹿回首俯臥，口銜靈芝，曲膝之上亦作芝草，尾部飾一隻蝙蝠，整體造型巧妙靈動。「鹿」音同「祿」，寓意榮祿豐沛，同時鹿乃壽星之坐騎，因此古人認為鹿是祥瑞之物，而靈芝為延壽之草，加上蝙蝠代表福氣到來，三者結合展現出傳統的吉祥主題「福祿壽」。可對比一件十七/十八世紀玉雕瑞鹿，現藏於美國西雅圖藝術博物館，見《Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum》，西雅圖，1989年，頁81，編號56。另可比較雪月藏青白玉雕瑞鹿，載於《閣有天珍：中國文房玉雕》，香港，2008年，圖版101。參考一件十八世紀白玉帶皮仙鹿把件，售於倫敦邦瀚斯，2019年5月16日，編號128。