清 碧玉百寶鑲花鳥紋如意

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英文品名：A SPINACH-GREEN JADE RUYI SCEPTER WITH MULTI-MATERIAL BIRD-AND-FLOWER INLAY 尺寸：L:42cm;W:11cm 碧玉製。如意作長柄雲頭式，以菠菜綠碧玉為身。首、中、尾三處各鑲白玉海棠開光，開光內以百寶鑲工藝飾花鳥：小鳥棲於花枝，綠葉舒展，綴以紅藍黃諸色寶石。柄身亦鑲小花、蝴蝶紋，邊緣起金線。玉質溫潤，鑲寶玲瓏，為清代碧玉鑲百寶如意。百寶鑲係以白玉、瑪瑙、翡翠、青金、珊瑚、松石諸珍材，依畫樣裁成花瓣、葉片、鳥羽之形，以漆粘於玉面，再於邊緣鑿槽鑲金絲（掐金邊）鎖牢，乾後整器打磨平滑。如意本為古時搔杖，後演為吉祥陳設；清帝多以此頒賞臣工，含「稱心如意」之祝。 A ruyi scepter of spinach-green jade, with a long shaft and cloud-shaped head. Three white-jade ruyi-shaped panels are set at the head, middle and tail, each inlaid with multi-material bird-and-flower designs: small birds on flowering branches, green leaves, accented with red, blue and green hardstones. The shaft itself is inlaid with small flowers and butterflies, edged in gilt. The jade is smooth and the inlay vivid, a Qing jade ruyi. Precious-stone inlay, or baibaoqian, on a jade scepter involved cutting pieces of white jade, agate, jadeite, lapis, coral and turquoise to match a painted design of petals, leaves and feathers, fixing them with lacquer, and then chasing a gold wire along the edges to lock each piece; when set, the whole was ground flush and polished. The ruyi began as a back-scratcher and evolved into an auspicious presentation scepter, often bestowed by Qing emperors on meritorious officials.

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