A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BOULDER CARVING

QING DYNASTY

Carved in shallow relief as a mountain, one side depicting a scholar and an attendant crossing a bridge under a pine tree, a distant pagoda visible amongst clouds, with an inscription for longevity which reads nan shan zhu shou tu, cheng shang xian shou le diao tian, yuan zhang, the reverse with a deer beneath a tree and an extensive poem by Du Fu, the stone with russet markings, raised on a fitted wood stand, 10cm. (2)

Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal. Purchased from the Gurie Gallery, 18th March 1961.