California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 18, 2018  March 18, 2018

 Lot # 3603 
A TURQUOISE CARVED 'DEEP MOUNTAIN' BOULDER    清 綠松石山水紋山子


  • Dimension: Height: 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1800
  • Estimate To: $3800

Modelled in the form of ovoid boulder,it is carved with a deep mountain setting with an elderly gentleman riding a donkey accompanied by an attendant walking along a rocky cliff pathway,above him with an ascending stair path leading to a residence,with an elderly figure holding a staff standing nearby. The top left is incised in gilt with an imperial poem on the rock surface. The reverse is carved with similar setting with a pavilion on cliff below a crane in flight,above a deer with head turned back looking over the crane.