Lot Essay
Previously sold in our New York Rooms, 21 March 2000, lot 107.
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PROPERTY FROM THE DE AN TANG COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE MOUNTAIN BOULDER
Details
A WHITE JADE MOUNTAIN BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The mountain boulder in columnar form, carved in high relief on one side with an attendant carrying a qin, walking up a mountain path in pursuit of his master whose arms are raised in salutation, greeting a distant scholar who is standing outside a walled courtyard, detailed with tall pine trees, the reverse side carved with a small waterfall emptying into rocky crevices, variously growing further pine trees and vegetations, the stone of celadon-white tone with areas of opaque inclusions
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, wood stand, box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The mountain boulder in columnar form, carved in high relief on one side with an attendant carrying a qin, walking up a mountain path in pursuit of his master whose arms are raised in salutation, greeting a distant scholar who is standing outside a walled courtyard, detailed with tall pine trees, the reverse side carved with a small waterfall emptying into rocky crevices, variously growing further pine trees and vegetations, the stone of celadon-white tone with areas of opaque inclusions
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, wood stand, box
Literature
A Romance With Jade, From the De An Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 2004, no. 66
Exhibited
Yongshougong, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 30 November - 21 December 2004