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A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE TABLE SCREEN
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The thick plaque is fnely and deeply carved on one side with three
immortals traversing a mountainous path, above two attendants
crossing a bridge below, beside a waterfall and amidst gnarled pine
trees and a pavilion in the distance. The other side is carved with a
deer lowering its head to drink from a stream beneath another deer
standing on a cliff above. The stone is of white color with some pale
russet and opaque white inclusions.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long, wood stand (2)
$100,000-150,000
PROVENANCE:
A European private collection.
S. Marchant & Son, London, acquired in 2006.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas, Texas.
EXHIBITED:
80th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Han to Qing, S.
Marchant & Son, London, 2005, cat. no 15, pp. 21-22 and detail on
cover fap.
清乾隆 白玉雕虎溪三笑圖桌屏
