清十八世紀早期 端石雕蓬萊仙島圖掛屏

deftly carved, utilizing the varied colors of the layered stone, the mythical islands of the Immortals with massive rocky cliffs, tall evergreens and leafing trees, and multi-tiered pavilions rising from powerful scrolling and turbulent waves, a pair of cranes flying overhead amid trailing clouds, hardwood frame

The Asian Gallery，Gray's Antique Center，倫敦，1998年

The surface and edges with scattered small nicks and chips, some evident and some restored. There is a small missing section of branch of the wutong tree.
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Duan stone is a type of sedimentary rock quarried from the banks of the river Duanxi, northern Guangdong Province.  The stone has been highly valued since the Song Dynasty and usually used as inkstones. Panels of this size are rare.  A carved stone panel of different style and later date but similar subject matter mounted as a table screen is illustrated in Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk, Sydney L. Moss, Ltd., London, 1984, no. 76.