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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
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A RARE CARVED WHITE
JADE 'HEHE ERXIAN'
MOUNTAIN BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The boulder is exquisitely carved to
one side in high relief with a dramatic
mountainscape, depicting the Hehe Erxian
ascending a steep path on a bridge through
a mountainous landscape with overhanging
pine and wutong trees. Above them is an
open pavilion nestled in the summit cliff.
The reverse is carved with large rocky cliffs
detailed with a standing egret and another
one flying above, shrouded with pine trees
and lingzhi blossoms growing from the
crevices of the rocks.
7º in. (18.4 cm.) high, stand, box
HK$1,200,000-2,600,000
US$160,000-330,000
LITERATURE
Yang Boda, Essence of Qing Jades, Chicago,
1995, pp. 122-123

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