清乾隆 白玉穀紋璧 玉璧边缘两侧刻款「大清乾隆丁酉年秋七月朔五日 御製」、「臣梁囯治拜觀」

The archaistic design on the present bi disc appears to be modelled after earlier jade styles which were popular during the Eastern Zhou and Han Dynasties. Compare the present lot to a Qianlong period (1736-1795) white jade archaistic bi disc in the Qing Court collection which is carved with a network of raised nodes on both sides, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Jadeware (III), vol. 42, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 126, p. 157.

The inscription is signed by Liang Guozhi (1723-1786), a scholar-official and calligrapher who passed the imperial exam in the thirteenth year of the Qianlong period (1748). With his strategic acumen and scholarly pursuits, Liang rose through the ranks and was praised by the emperor for his intelligence. Liang was appointed a first-rank official and served as the deputy editor of Siku Quanshu (Emperor's Four Treasuries). Upon his death in 1786, he was posthumously bestowed the honorary title, Taizi taibao (The Honorable Tutor to the Crown Prince).