十七 / 十八世紀早期 青玉雕王質遇仙圖山子

the large irregular stone deeply and deftly carved on one face with three figures seated at a rocky platform engaged in a game of weiqi, flanked by two further figures holding staffs, all within a landscape of craggy rock faces, wutong and pine trees, the reverse carved with a recumbent deer on a rocky ledge with a bat in flight above, the stone of a pale olive-green tone with some opaque white and russet inclusions, wood stand

美國私人收藏，購於1960年代

There is a 7mm chip to the hand of one figure (seated, far right), and scattered chips and nicks to the extremities overall. There is a piece of material adhered to the base, and therefore the base of the boulder has not been examined. The color of the large bolder accurately represented in the catalog image, but of a slightly greener tone, with scattered opaque yellowish-cream inclusions.
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The narrative scene on this boulder likely tells the story of Wang Zhi, a woodcutter who encounters immortals playing weiqi in the forest. He pauses to watch them play for what seems like a moment, only to find that a hundred years have elapsed when he returns to his village. Eventually Wang too attains immortality.