AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE BOULDER

18TH CENTURY

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AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE BOULDER
18TH CENTURY
Of thick irregular form, finely carved to one side in high relief with figures outside a terraced pavilion, including a scholar grasping a tall gnarled staff, with one hand on the shoulder of a boy holding a lingzhi branch, next to two further boys carrying a ruyi sceptre and vase, the reverse depicted with a pair of deer below a pavillion, all set within a mountain landscape, surrounded by pine and wutong trees and amidst swirling clouds, the stone of a deep rich green colour with fine black speckling
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) wide, wood stand

Provenance

The Burton Collection of Chinese Works of Art
With John Sparks, London, 7 June 1961.

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Lot Essay

Carved boulders of this type may be found in a variety of sizes, depicting varied scenes representing miniature idealised landscapes upon which the scholar-collector could contemplate and find escape from official responsibilities.

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