A celadon jade tree-trunk raft carrying immortals
A celadon jade tree-trunk raft carrying immortals
The raft sprouting a leafy branch at one end behind a seated female immortal steering the craft with a lingzhi-branch oar, then a basket of auspicious fruit and another female immortal holding a peach while a young boy holds a lingzhi fungus branch at the opposite end, the underside carved with swirling waves showing some the russet skin and natural surfaces fissures in the pale gray-green stone.
7 3/4in (19.7cm) long
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A celadon jade tree-trunk raft carrying immortals
The raft sprouting a leafy branch at one end behind a seated female immortal steering the craft with a lingzhi-branch oar, then a basket of auspicious fruit and another female immortal holding a peach while a young boy holds a lingzhi fungus branch at the opposite end, the underside carved with swirling waves showing some the russet skin and natural surfaces fissures in the pale gray-green stone.
7 3/4in (19.7cm) long