A SPINACH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A GUQIN 18th/19th century (2)

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A GUQIN 18th/19th century Deftly carved as a musical instrument, carved in low relief on the front with a calligraphic inscription, and archaistic scrollwork at the head and foot, the reverse with a seal reading 'Lu Qi' and name of the guqin reading Taigu bin yin , the stone of dark green tone with lighter patches and black speckles, hongmu stand. 11cm (4 3/8in) long. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十八/十九世紀 碧玉古琴式鎮紙 The carved couplet resembles a Buddhist gatha verse, and may be read as: '得吾位得吾音，得吾壽得吾名'， which may be translated as: 'achieving my position, achieving my sound, achieving my life, achieving my name.' Compare with a yellow jade carving of a guqin , Qing dynasty, illustrated by M.Zheng, Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin Daxi, Wenwan , 2009, p.163, pl.145. See also a earlier Ming example of similar form in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum , Beijing, 2011, vol.7, p.246, pl.236; and another example illustrated by Yu Pei-jin, Curio Boxes of Qianlong Emperor , Taipei, 2020, p.73. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com