An exceptional imperial inscribed white and russet jade 'Mount Lingyan' boulder, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 白玉「御題靈岩山」山子

Property from the De An Tang Collection

An exceptional imperial inscribed white and russet jade 'Mount Lingyan' boulder

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

德安堂藏玉

清乾隆 白玉「御題靈岩山」山子

elaborately worked from a large white and russet boulder to depict a craggy mountain landscape, one side intricately rendered with cottages and pavilions nestled amidst tall wutong and pine trees, with waterfalls and streams flowing in the foreground, the midsection gilt-incised with an imperial poem in praise of Mount Lingyan, the reverse with layered rocky ledges and a gushing waterfall crashing into foaming currents near the base, wood stand

h. 23.5 cm