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清乾隆 黃玉雙龍戲珠圭璧擺件 Carved in the form of gui scepter flanked by two ferocious dragons emerging from turbulent waves chasing a flaming pearl on the top, the reverse inscribed to depict the big dipper constellation, all supported on a hardwood stand. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period. Height: 11 1/4 in (28.6 cm) Length: 4 1/4 in (10.8 cm) 明代《古玉器》提到:"玉以甘黃為上,羊脂次之。以黃為中色,且不易得,以白為偏色,時以有之故耳"。圭為禮器,在傳統的用玉體系中,禮器用玉佔有相當重要的地位。圭亦作珪,古代祭祀、朝會用玉器,古為瑞信之物。被廣泛用作朝覲禮見標明等級身份的玉。以整料珍貴黃玉雕制而成,用料碩大,玉質溫潤如脂。正中的尖圭,呈長方條狀,頂部琢為尖鋭三角之型,圭體向兩側傾斜並凸出中間的脊線。正面上端浮雕寶珠,左右浮雕相對雙龍,形神威嚴,底部淺浮雕海水江崖紋飾,背部陰刻北斗七星紋飾。此件黃玉圭璧即為乾隆時期宮廷仿古器之典範,用料奢貴,造型古樸。配有靈芝卷雲紋紫檀座,工藝精致。