Page 87 - Yamanaka co Auction catalog

146-1\tIINIATURE GARDEN (Ch'ien-lung)
In the center a natural growth of soft-pink coral, whose
form is that of a flattened, wide-branching bush or tree of
sturdy development, in the leafless season, the ends of the
branches and twigs lightening to white. Near it are pic-
turesque "rocks" of rich blue lapis-lazuli of rugged forma-
tion, and around are blossoming peonies and chrysanthe-
mums, and berry bushes in fruit, in white and green jade,
crystal, and a pinkish quartz; and beneath the branches
two boys are seen, carved as a group in white jade. The
whole is set in a "gravel" of minute, broken coral stems,
within a foliate jardiniere of cloissonne enamel, all of the
period, the enamel displaying conventional lotus designs
in various colors, both on the usual turquoise-blue ground
and in panels with a rich ground of purplish blue.
Height, 14 inches.