A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A LADY18th/19th centuryCarved as a lady reclining against a pillow on a large leaf forming the base, her head resting on her propped-up right elbow, her serene expression framed by her neatly tied hair, the stone of an even white tone.7.5cm (3in) longProvenance: 十八/十九世紀 白玉雕美人春睡把件The design of a figure lying on a big leaf to form a paperweight or a brushrest was popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties,pare with a bronze paperweight in the form of a boy lying on a leaf, 17th-18th century, which is illustrated by Sydney Moss Ltd.,The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, London, 1991, pl.30.此類一片木葉上鑄躺身人物的紙鎮，抑或筆擱，似乎於明清之際頗為流行。比較一件十七至十八世紀銅質童子木葉紙鎮，設計類似，見Sydney Moss編，《The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork》，倫敦，1991年，圖版30。