A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'BUDDHA IN A GROTTO' GROUP LATE QING DYNASTY | 晚清 碧玉坐佛山子

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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'BUDDHA IN A GROTTO' GROUP

LATE QING DYNASTY

晚清 碧玉坐佛山子

boldly carved depicting buddha seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base within a recessed grotto framed by overhanging craggy rocks, his hands held in dhyana mudra, dressed in a long flowing robe falling in loose folds over his arms and legs, the reverse carved with jagged rockwork and a small pine tree, the stone a dark spinach-green tone with light green and dark inclusions

Height 22.6 cm, 8⅞ in.