λ A CHINESE IMPERIAL JADE AND ZITAN ‘GOURD AND PINE’ RUYI SCEPTRE

λ A CHINESE IMPERIAL JADE AND ZITAN ‘GOURD AND PINE’ RUYI SCEPTRE
18TH/19TH CENTURY

The curved shaft inset with three celadon jade panels carved in relief with double gourds growing on vines, lingzhi sprigs, bamboo and pine needles, inscribed to the reverse with a yu zhi mark above a poem about longevity, with a signature and seal mark below reading 'chen Hongchang', 46.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr John William Hawksley Grice OBE (1891–1976) and thence by descent.

Ai Xin Jue Lu Hongchang (1741-95), an Imperial prince of the Qing dynasty, was the legitimate eldest son of Yunbi, the 24th son of the Kangxi Emperor. His mother was the primary consort of the Uya clan.

十八/十九世紀 御製紫檀嵌白玉雕子孫綿綿如意
銘文：御製，萬年欣五福，鬆茂並川增。臣弘暢敬書。
鈐印：臣、暢