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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE 清十八世紀 青白玉山居圖山子
FAMILY COLLECTION
來源：
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 倫敦 Phillips 1997年6月11日，編號247
BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the substantial stone fashioned in the form of a
mountain, the front face deftly worked in various
depths of relief with a pavilion sheltered amongst
gnarled pine trees below vaporous clouds, framed
by jagged rockwork on the right, the reverse
similarly worked with a gushing waterfall crashing
into foaming currents between craggy rocks,
below further rocks with overhanging shrubs and
wutong trees, the stone of an even celadon-white
tone attractively flecked with caramel-russet skin
along the sides and the base, wood stand
16.4 cm, 6½ in.

PROVENANCE
Phillips London, 11th June 1997, lot 247.

HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,000-89,500

Finely fashioned with a serene scene of a pavilion
nestled amongst pine trees, the present piece
is representative of the style of boulder carving
favoured by the court. The craftsman has skilfully
considered the composition in relation to the
boulder and incorporated the russet skin to not
only ensure minimal wastage of the precious
stone but also to heighten the warmth and
intimacy of the scene, thus inviting the viewer to
enter its world and reflect.

Compare similarly carved landscape boulders,
such as one sold in our New York rooms, 31st
May 1994, lot 105; two sold in these rooms,
the first 19th November 1986, lot 374, and the
second, 4th April 2012, lot 3265; another sold at
Christie’s London, 11th May 2010, lot 99; and a
further example sold at Christie’s New York, 1st
December 1988, lot 98.

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