Asian Art I - 14th November 2012
Lot 135
A fine Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a mountain Qianlong 1736-95
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000
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Description
A fine Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a mountain Qianlong 1736-95, with a sage and his acolyte beneath an over-hanging cliff from which pine grows, the reverse with a waterfall and bamboo leaves, the stone with russet striations, together with a wood stand inlaid with silver wire, 10.4cm. (2) Cf. J Rawson, Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing, p.99 for a related boulder carving.
清乾隆 白玉雕松下問童子山子