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清乾隆 青玉葫蘆筆洗
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 8 April 1976 (insurance valuation letter)
A Scottish private collection
來源:倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd., 1976年4月8日(保險評估信)
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The auspicious combination of a double-gourd and bats stands for the blessing 'May you have both blessings and wealth' (Fulu Shuangquan). Furthermore, the network of vines and combination of larger and smaller gourds symbolise the wish for ceaseless generations of male descendants (Guadie Mianmian). Compare with a related 'double gourd' washer, 18th century, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum: Jade, 6, Beijing, 2011, p.204, no.294.
See also a related white jade 'double-gourd' washer, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 3 November 2022, lot 163.