清 白玉雕福壽桃把件

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英文品名：A WHITE JADE CARVING OF PEACHES AND BATS 尺寸：L:14cm;H:8cm 白玉圓雕壽桃。通體作大小壽桃數枚，大桃居後，小桃綴前，枝葉纏連，並淺刻蝙蝠二伏於桃面。玉質溫潤潔白，局部微泛青，取連根帶葉之勢，為清代吉祥把件。壽桃為長壽象徵。相傳西王母蟠桃園中桃三千年一熟，漢武帝登華山，西王母降，以四枚壽桃相遺。故舊時賀壽必獻壽桃，麵桃、玉桃、瓷桃皆然。「蝠」諧「福」，桃與蝠合雕即福壽雙全。清代玉工喜以白玉鏤雕桃實連枝，置於案頭，祝壽、自賞兩宜。 A white jade carving of peaches. Several peaches of varying sizes cluster together, a large one behind and smaller ones in front, joined by naturalistic branches and leaves; two bats are incised on the peach surfaces. The stone is warm, clean white with a faint greenish tint, carved as a whole branch. The peach symbolises longevity. According to tradition, the Queen Mother of the West's peaches ripen once every three thousand years; when she visited Emperor Wu of Han on Mount Hua she presented him with four. Peaches, whether made of dough, jade or ceramic, are thus standard birthday offerings. The bat (fu) puns on blessing, so peaches with bats denote both fortune and long life. Qing carvers favoured openwork white-jade peach branches for the desk.

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