清乾隆 祁陽石螃蟹蘆草紋插屏 配紫檀座 Qing Dynasty period. Of horizontal rectangular form, the multi-colored Qiyang stone carved in high relief to depict two crabs grabbing reeds, the reverse inscribed with imperial poem with two seal marks, all set on a finely carved zitan stand. Height: 7 7/8 in (20.0 cm) Length: 12 in (30.5 cm) Width: 1/2 in (1.3 cm) Provenance: Private collection, Dallas, Texas 祁陽石產自湖南永州祁陽縣,其質細膩,色多紫色,表層多有白、綠、黃等石層,工匠因地制宜,深淺雕刻,俏色而成,如同賦彩,清代宮廷亦有數件祁陽石屏,屬於進貢之物。本器屏心用祁陽石制作而成,正面紫紅色為地,利用石質俏色高浮雕“螃蟹紋”“蘆草紋”,蘆草盤曲結穗,兩只螃蟹惟妙惟肖,雙目圓鼓,高舉雙鉗,抓住蘆草,仿佛正在吐沫嬉戲。洞石分布左右下方,盡顯“瘦皺漏透”之美。螃蟹寓意美好,寓意富甲天下,八方來財。反面浮雕刻乾隆禦筆詩文,“庭堅頓首,辱教審侍奉萬福為慰,承讀書綠陰,頗得閑樂,甚善,甚善,欲為索兒錄數十篇妙曲作樂,尚未就爾,所送紙太高,但可書大字,若欲小行書,須得矮紙乃佳。”乙酉清和臨黃貼禦筆”。配紫檀木座。 來源:德州達拉斯私人收藏