Lot 304
  • 304

A PALE CELADON JADE 'SHOULAO AND DEER' BOULDER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 15.2 cm, 6 in.
of horizontal orientation, the ascending mountain peaks carved to one side with Shoulao holding a peach sprig in front of a stream, accompanied by a recumbent deer beneath a fruiting tree, the cascading stream continued on the reverse, the stone of an even celadon tone

Condition

This is in overall very good condition, with exception of some minor nicks to extradites, the colour of the jade is slightly greener than illustrated.
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Catalogue Note

Compare a slightly smaller jade pebble similarly carved in the form of a mountainous landscape with two immortals, included in the Min Chiu Society exhibition Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1983, cat. no. 237.