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AN 18 CENTURY AMBER MOUNTAIN CARVING ‘SCHOLARS IN LANDSCAPE’ ⋩ℓᶾ䲨䏍䍨晽ȾⰙᷕ㔯Ṣȿ AN 18 CENTURY AMBER PEBBLE CARVING Literature comparison: For an amber mountain carving of the same size and dating to
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Amber of bright orange color of translucent quality, smooth surface polish Ṗ湫刚德㖶䏍䍨炻堐朊⃱㹹 ‘VILLAGE LIFE’ the same period see Christie’s, Auspicious Treasures for Scholars and Emperors: Selections
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China, 18 century ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨 Amber of deep red and caramel color, opaque and from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection, 22 March 2012, New York, lot 1219
translucent, smooth surface polish
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This masterful amber carving of irregular shape has a drilled channel on the top for 忁ẞᶵ⎴⮳ⷠ䘬⮷Ⱉ⼊䏍䍨晽䘬枪悐㚱ᶨᾳ搥⫼忂忻炻⎗ China, 18 century ⋩ℓᶾ䲨䏍䍨Ⱉ⫸Ⱦ彚侽ȿ
suspension as a pendant. The entire piece is carved in high and low relief with a ἄ䁢⎲⡄㊪ẞˤ 㔜ẞἄ⑩檀Ỷ崟ặᶵᶨ炻⎗夳Ⲷ⴯ⱑ䞛ˣ㜦 㶙䲭刚䏍䍨炻⯨悐䃎䱾刚炻ᶵ德㖶ㆾ⋲德㖶炻堐朊⃱㹹
picturesque mountain landscape with craggy rocks, pine trees and a bamboo grove. 㧡␴䪡㜿炻桐㘗⤪䔓ˤ⛐㽫⭮䘬Ⱉ㜿ᷕ炻㯜ᶲ炻⚃ỵ㔯Ṣ⎬ This masterly carved amber pebble of irregular shape has ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨
Amidst the dense nature setting we see a group of four contemplating scholars to one 冒⦧ンᶵᶨˤ a drilled channel on the top for suspension as a pendant.
side and a scholar and pupil in a boat, floating on waves, to the other. Another figure, The entire piece is carved in high and low relief with a 忁柮晽⇣䱦㸃䘬ᶵ夷⇯⼊䉨䏍䍨Ⱉ⫸⛐枪悐㚱ᶨᾳ搥⫼炻⎗ἄ䁢⎲⡄ἧ䓐ˤ㔜ẞⰙ⫸塓晽
sitting on a throne-like chair, is carved to one of the narrow sides. ⼊䉨烉⮷Ⱉ⼊炻㚱搥⫼ traditional scenery of villagers. We see a farmer plowing ⇣ㆸ檀Ỷᶵ⸛䘬⁛䴙悱㛹桐㘗ˤᶨỵ彚㮹㬋⛐䓐䈃侽䓘炻ℑỵ⊆ἄᷕ䘬㺩⣓␴ᶨỵ⤛⫸㬋
⯢⮠烉 7,5x6,3x2,5 cm (檀x攟x⮔) the fields with his oxen, two fishermen at work and a ⛐㫋岆桐㘗ˤᶵ德㖶␴⋲德㖶⋨➇䘬䚠㗈ㆸ嵋ˤ
Shape: Irregular pebble shape with drilled channel for suspension 昌Ḯ凡ᶲ㚱ᶨ⮷仢⎋炻℞Ṿ悐ỵ⑩䚠⬴伶炻⊭㻧䳘兑 lady simply enjoying the view. The interplay of opaque
Dimensions: 7,5 cm (height), 6,3 cm (length), 2,5 cm (width) 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 and translucent areas is remarkable and appealing. Ⱉ⫸炻㚱搥⫼
Condition: Besides one small notch to boat in perfect condition, very fine hand patina 㔯䌣⍫侫烉ᶨẞ⯢⮠㚜⣏ṃ䘬䏍䍨晽⮷Ⱉ⍲䚠Ụ⟜㘗炻⎗夳 ⯢⮠烉7,3x4,5x4,5 cm (檀x攟x⮔)
Provenance: American private collection Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2013⸜3㚰21-22㖍炻䲸 Shape: Irregular pebble shape with drilled channel for ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
䲬炻1368嘇㉵⑩ˤ suspension 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷㔯䌣⍫侫Ļġᶨẞ䚠⎴⯢⮠䚠⎴㕟ẋ䘬䏍䍨Ⱉ⫸夳Ἓ⢓⼿˪⽉㟰㶭侓烉㘖⬇㔸䍵
Literature comparison: For an amber mountain carving with a similar scenery, larger in Dimensions: 7,3 cm (height), 4,5 cm (length), 4,5 cm 啷怠䱡˫炻2012⸜3㚰22㖍炻䲸䲬炻1219嘇㉵⑩ˤ
size, see Christie’s, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 - 22 March 2013, New Estimate EUR 1.000,- (width)
York, lot 1368 Starting price EUR 500,- Condition: Very good condition and fine hand patina Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Provenance: American private collection Starting price EUR 500,-

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