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| 105 A fine, small jade boulder 18th century Height: 4 1/2 in, 11.3 cm worked in the form of a mountain. To one side, a gentleman and his attendant cross a rock bridge over a fast-flowing river beneath a large pine tree. The gentleman holds a long staff in his left hand and a peach in his right; he wears long, flowing robes and a broad-brimmed hat. His attendant, dressed in a short tunic over trousers, carries a large branch of peaches over his shoulder. The reverse is worked with a large tree growing from craggy rocks and a waterfall. The stone is an attractive celadon-green tone with extensive russet markings and a good polish. Boulders with similar subjects are illustrated in Qinggong Yanyue Cangzhen, no. 14, p. 99; Ip, Chinese Jade Carving, no. 237, pp. 264–5; and Fossati, The World of Jade: Great Masterpieces of Chinese Art, p. 165. |