清乾隆 白玉麒麟紋硯

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英文品名：A WHITE JADE INKSTONE CARVED WITH A QILIN, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD 尺寸：L:13cm;W:10cm;H:2cm 此硯取和田白玉琢製，玉質溫潤瑩澈，色如凝脂。硯面周邊起窄邊，中央浮雕一瑞獸麒麟蹲踞於祥雲之間，毫髮畢現，意態生動。側壁淺刻雲紋與菊花紋邊飾，工緻典雅。背面光素無紋，打磨圓潤。玉質細膩溫潤，為乾隆朝玉硯。瑞獸麒麟，為古人想象中的仁獸，《春秋》《說文》皆記之：雄曰麒，雌曰麟，麋身、牛尾、狼蹄、一角，不履生蟲，不折生草，設武備而不任用，故為仁瑞。相傳孔子獲麟而絕筆於《春秋》，後世遂以麒麟為聖王出現、天下太平之兆，亦喻子弟聰穎，所謂「麒麟兒」「麟子」。玉雕、硯雕、磚雕多取此題，與祥雲相間，以寓祥瑞。 Carved from a single piece of pale white Hetian jade with a warm, lustrous sheen, this inkstone features a raised border enclosing a finely carved qilin crouching among swirling clouds, its expression vivid and its mane detailed. The sides are decorated with incised cloud and chrysanthemum borders, while the reverse remains plain and smoothly polished. It is a fine example of Qing-period imperial jade stationery. The qilin was an imagined auspicious beast: male qi, female lin, with a stag's body, ox tail and single horn, said to tread on no living thing and break no growing grass—a creature of warlike aspect but peaceful intent. Confucius is said to have stopped writing the Springs and Autumns after a lin was captured, and the beast became an omen of sage rule and golden age, as well as a metaphor for gifted children. Jade, inkstone and brick carvings regularly show it amid clouds as a wish for good fortune.

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