Lot Essay
The five-character inscription reads Wu Shan di yi quan and may be translated, "the number one stream of Mt. Wu," and the poetic inscription refers to the scene.
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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A LARGE INSCRIBED MOTTLED GREYISH GREEN AND WHITE JADE BOULDER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE INSCRIBED MOTTLED GREYISH GREEN AND WHITE JADE BOULDER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The front well carved with two scholars crossing a rocky ledge below a pavilion, with a five-character inscription carved in a line to the left of the wutong tree in the center near a waterfall that empties into a natural pool in the rocks, all below a lengthy poetic inscription inscribed on a plain rock face above, the reverse carved with a bridge and trees amidst further rock faces, the stone of pale grey-green color with opaque areas of ivory color
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide, fitted walnut stand
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The front well carved with two scholars crossing a rocky ledge below a pavilion, with a five-character inscription carved in a line to the left of the wutong tree in the center near a waterfall that empties into a natural pool in the rocks, all below a lengthy poetic inscription inscribed on a plain rock face above, the reverse carved with a bridge and trees amidst further rock faces, the stone of pale grey-green color with opaque areas of ivory color
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide, fitted walnut stand
Provenance
From the Collection of Major John Court and formerly in the Floyd Segel Collection.
The Irving Collection.
The Irving Collection.
Literature
Barry Till and Paula Swart, “Mountain Retreats in Jade,” Arts of Asia, July-August, 1986, p. 50.
Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics - Winter Exhibition, London, 2004, p. 91, no. 105.
Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics - Winter Exhibition, London, 2004, p. 91, no. 105.
Exhibited
London, Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics - Winter Exhibition, November 2004.