A MASSIVE CHINESE JADE BOULDER AND A LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF A MOUNTAIN LATE QING DYNASTY Carved...

A MASSIVE CHINESE JADE BOULDER AND A LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF A MOUNTAIN

LATE QING DYNASTY

Carved in high relief with a figure of a scholar with a brush in his hand standing in a mountain pass among pine trees, a four character inscription picked out with red paste reading shou bi nan shan. The lapis lazuli mountain carved with pagodas and bridges, together with a hardwood stand, 32.5cm. (3)

Provenance: an English private collection, the boulder purchased from Sotheby's, London, 11th March 1969, lot 34, the lapis lazuli mountain purchased from Sotheby's, London, 21st July 1969, lot 72.