A GILT AND TURQUOISE-GLAZED ABSTINENCE PLAQUE19th centuryDecorated on one side with a central panel enclosing the characterszhai jie, surrounded by archaistic stylised scrolls decorated in gilt, reserved on a bright turquoise ground, the reverse similarly decorated, but with the central panel containing the characters in Manchu.6.3cm (2 1/2in) longProvenance: 十九世紀 綠松釉描金齋戒牌The Qing Court has clear rules since the Yongzheng reign on having the Emperor and Court members wearing the abstinence plaque during the fasting period, see related discussion inA Garland of Treasures: Masterpieces of Precious Crafts in the Museum Collection, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2014, pp.74-76.長方形瓷佩牌，正背面刻有青金石滿漢文「齋戒」二字，周邊飾有仿古紋飾，上下穿繫縧帶與紅白結珠。清代皇室對於齋戒祭祀甚為重視，雍正年間曾規範齋牌之式，其後依循此制，凡遇祭祀大典齋戒期間，帝王與陪冠人員，文武官員皆於胸前佩戴齋戒牌，以求檢束身心，省愓誠肅於禮敬神明及各項典制儀節，見《集瓊藻 : 院藏珍玩精華展 : 導覽手冊》，國立故宮博物院，台北，2014年，頁74-76。