A CELADON JADE BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

of wide cylindrical form on a recessed base, the exterior deftly carved and pierced in deep relief with a continuous scene of the nine old men of Xiang Shan in a mountainous landscape, one side with four figures in front of a pavilion admiring a handscroll adorned with the yinyang symbol, the opposite side with one figure crouching to pick lingzhi while two others watch attentively, separated by two figures standing on each side, all within a craggy rock garden with towering pine and paulownia trees beneath a band of scrolling clouds along the rim, the polished stone of an even celadon tone, wood stand

This jade brushpot is in good condition.
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