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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION Jade carvings of mountains can be found in a number of diferent
sizes and depicting varied scenes representing idealized
1271 landscapes upon which the collector would contemplate. Jade
A WELL-CARVED GREEN JADE MOUNTAIN is a material that from ancient times has been associated with
18TH CENTURY longevity and immortality. It is therefore a particularly appropriate
One side is deeply carved with Shoulao holding a peach branch medium from which to carve representations of the mountainous
accompanied by two attendants ascending a mountain path realm of the Daoist immortals. On the present boulder the theme
towards a pavilion, and the reverse with a stag standing beneath a of longevity is clearly evident with the depiction of Shoulao on
pine branch. the main side and the deer under a pine tree on the reverse.

7º in. (18.5 cm.) high, wood stand The virtuosity of the carver is demonstrated on the present
boulder, with remarkable depth and use of relief carving, to
$60,000-80,000 depict the layered mountain and three-dimensional scenes.
A boulder of comparable size and quality, formerly in the
PROVENANCE collection of Miss H.E. Ionides and exhibited at The International
Exhibition of Chinese Art in London in 1935-36, was sold
Private collection, New York, acquired prior to 1980, and thence by at Christie’s New York, 20 September 2002, lot 207.
descent to the present owner.
清十八世紀 碧玉壽老圖山子

(another view)
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