A CHINESE CELADON JADE BOULDER CARVING

18TH CENTURY

Carved in relief with Shoulao walking with a staff on a mountainous path, a small deer at his side and an attendant boy carrying peaches, the reverse with a pine tree emerging from rockwork, a crane in flight above, the stone with russet striations, 16.2cm.

Cf. Z Xinmiao, Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Vol.8, Qing Dynasty, pl.105.