A pale green jade 'landscape' boulder
A pale green jade 'landscape' boulder
18th/19th century
Of rounded rectagular silhouette, the front retaining an uneven surface carved in high relief with Shoulao carrying a massive peach and his boy servant a lingzhi branch, as they ascend a mountain path amid pine trees and faceted rocks toward a roofed pavilion, the back lightly carved with sparse vegetation and faceted rocks, with russet tinted opaque inclusions contrasting against the even gray-green color of the front of the boulder; now adhered to a carved wood stand of later date.
7 3/4in (19.7cm) high (2).
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A pale green jade 'landscape' boulder
18th/19th century
Of rounded rectagular silhouette, the front retaining an uneven surface carved in high relief with Shoulao carrying a massive peach and his boy servant a lingzhi branch, as they ascend a mountain path amid pine trees and faceted rocks toward a roofed pavilion, the back lightly carved with sparse vegetation and faceted rocks, with russet tinted opaque inclusions contrasting against the even gray-green color of the front of the boulder; now adhered to a carved wood stand of later date.
7 3/4in (19.7cm) high (2).