QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A CARVED WHITE JADE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The carver skilfully created the idealised landscape scenes from natural stone. The boulder is of rounded triangular form resembling a mythical rocky landscape. It is finely carved in relief with two bearded immortals holding baskets of lingzhi fungus and peaches walking through tall pine and wutong trees, while an attendant stands below the steps holding a tasselled chime. A pavilion is seen behind the immortals. The reverse is carved in a similarly framed landscape with trees growing from rocky cliffs.
6.½ in. (16.7 cm.) high, hongmu stand, box

Provenance

Charles V. Swain (1914-2006)
Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 26 May 2009
A British private collection

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Lot Essay

The wood stand accompanying this lot is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.

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