QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A SUPERB WELL-CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE CIRCULAR TABLE SCREEN
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
One side is well carved in high relief with a scene of Xiwangmu seated on a phoenix and holding a peach accompanied by an attendant holding a fan as she descends amidst clouds from heavenly pavilions towards the immortal Shoulao accompanied by an attendant holding a staff hung with a double gourd who stands amidst trees below to welcome her. The reverse is carved with a pavilion and two deer in a landscape setting with lingzhi growing in the foreground. The stone is of rich mottled dark green color.
8 ½ in. (21.7 cm.) diam., zitan and hongmu wood stand

Provenance

Collection of Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine, 3rd Baronet of Castle Milk (1900-1969).
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 30 June 1959.
Private Collection, England: Bonham's Hong Kong, 4 December 2008, lot 204.
The Studio of the Clear Garden.

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Lot Essay

Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine was a son of Sir William Jardine, the founder of Jardine, Matheson & Co., which was established in Canton in 1832. This great shipping company rose to dominate the China trade and was instrumental in the early development of Hong Kong.

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