18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A CELADON AND BROWN JADE MOUNTAIN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The mountain is carved on the front with a farmer walking on a rocky ledge, and a sampan in the foreground near a pine tree, all below an inscription incised on a rock face at the top. The reverse is carved with bare trees growing amidst rocks. The stone is an attractive, slightly blue-toned, grey-green color with some areas of russet and brown color.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high, wood stand

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The inscription is poetic and refers to the fable of Taohua Yuan, the Peach Blossom Spring, written by the Eastern Jin (317-420) poet Tao Yuanming, as well as to the carving on the reverse.

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