A RARE IMPERIAL CARNELIAN AGATE 'MOUNTAIN AND BAT' BRUSHREST Qianlong (3)A RARE IMPERIAL CARNELIAN AGATE 'MOUNTAIN AND BAT' BRUSHRESTQianlongThe brushrest intricately carved as a three-peaked mountain surrounded by breaking waves and swirling clouds interspersed with flying bats, original boxwood and zitan stand. 8.3cm (3 1/4in) wide. (3).清乾隆 南紅瑪瑙巧色雲蝠海浪紋筆架Provenance:A distinguished English private collectionBonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 135Maria Kiang Chinese Art Ltd., Hong Kong來源：英國顯赫私人收藏倫敦邦翰斯，2016年5月12日，拍品編號135Maria Kiang Chinese Art Ltd.，香港The skill and artistry of Qing dynasty craftsmen is encapsulated in the finely carved boxwood and zitan stand, formed as breaking waves, which can be compared with other wood stands in the Palace Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shenzhen, 2009, p.129, pl.100.Compare with a related Qing dynasty agate brushrest decorated with lingzhi fungus, peach sprays, bats and crane, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shanghai, 2009, pl.91.取南紅瑪瑙料，紅白二色鮮艷分明，紅色雕雲蝠紋，白色雕海水波浪，頗有巧思，配黃楊木海水波浪紋木座，雕工亦佳。北京故宮藏一件清代瑪瑙福壽靈鶴筆架風格與本件相類，見鄭珉中編，《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系·文玩》，上海，2009年，編號91。