Lot 228
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[COLLECTION FROM HOMER LING] CHINESE CELADON JADE TABLET, GUIBI
20TH CENTURY
Auction: Asian Works of Art | Wed 11th March 2026 from 11.30am | Lots 180 to 346
Description
二十世紀 青白玉雕十二章紋圭璧 木座 木盒
in the form of a gui scepter combined with a bi disc, the bi carved on one side around the central aperture with small spiral bosses, the gui carved with the Twelve Symbols in pairs of two, the stone of a celadon colour with russet and white inclusions, on a bespoke wooden stand and fitted box
Dimensions
19.5cm high
Provenance
From the collection of Homer Ling (林全诚, 1891-1972), thence by direct descent, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The collection was amassed in the early 20th century.
Homer Ling was born in Fuzhou into one of the earliest Christian families in Macau or on Gulangyu (Gulangsu). In September 1914, after finishing university in Shanghai, Homer went to the United States to study, majoring in mechanical engineering. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Homer was the first Chinese to be admitted to the Harvard Glee Club. He also co-founded Amoy Canning. In 1921, Homer was appointed as Chief Engineer to build the first main water supply system in the southeast coastal areas of China.
For a comprehensive achievement by Homer Ling, please see this Chinese article.
林全誠（1891–1972）舊藏，後家族遞藏，現藏於英國蘇格蘭愛丁堡。該收藏主要於二十世紀初匯聚而成。
林全誠生於福州，家族為澳門鼓浪嶼最早期的基督徒家族之一。1914年9月，林全誠於上海完成大學學業後赴美深造，主修機械工程，並先後取得哈佛大學及麻省理工學院（MIT）之學士與碩士學位。林全誠亦為首位獲准加入哈佛合唱團（Harvard Glee Club）之華人，亦是「淘化大同食品有限公司（Amoy Canning）」早期創辦人之一。1921年，林全誠受任為總工程師，主持興建中國東南沿海地區首座主要自來水供應系統。
欲了解林全誠之成就，請參閱此篇文章。
Footnote
A ‘Twelve Symbols’ jade gui tablet, dated to the Ming dynasty, was in the Qing Court, now in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection no. Guyu 故玉001024N