Lot 1872
  • 1872

AN IMPERIAL WHITE JADE BRUSHREST WITH ORIGINAL ZITAN STAND QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
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Description

crisply carved in the round as a craggy mountainscape, with jagged peaks rising above an elderly scholar and his acolyte meandering on a rocky path past a pavilion, shaded by pine trees as they approach a bridge, the reverse carved with a deer resting by sprouting lingzhi beneath a pine canopy, finished with a brilliant and smooth polish, the stand intricately carved with a rock-face layered with lingzhi, chrysanthemum and bamboo

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 2005, lot 565.

Condition

This jade mountain is in very fine condition with no obvious ware or nicks to the sharp edges of the carving. The original stand is also in excellent condition. The colour of the jade is slightly whiter and of a warmer tone than as illustrated in the catalogue photograph.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

This small jade carving might have once adorned a table in one of Emperor Qianlong's many studios and may have served for various purposes, as a paperweight, brushrest or for pure aesthetic enjoyment. Both the style and quality of the carving, but mostly the characteristic openwork zitan stand, suggest an Imperial provenance. For similar woodstands, compare for example a lohan jade mountain in the Palace Museum Taipei, illustrated in The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, Taipei, 1997, cat. no. 43, a small figural mountain, cat. no. 45, and a slightly larger mountain with a hunting scene, cat. no. 52. Compare also a similarly carved small mountain of similar size with a related zitan stand, ibid., cat. no. 50.