California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6003 
A TIANHUANG STONE 'ELDERS AND LANDSCAPE' BOULDER    田黃雕老翁深山會友山子擺件


  • Dimension: Height: 3 5/8 in (9.0 cm) Length: 3 2/8 in (8.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3500
  • Estimate To: $6500

The boulder finely carved to depict a scene that two scholars meet on a bridge in deep mountain. Carved deeply with trees, pavilion, and rock stairs in the mountain. the reverse further carved with exuberant trees. Qing Dynasty period.


山子,古人謂之假山,是文人書房中常見之雅設,多以山水畫為據,使突兀嶙峋之畫面躍然成體,秀麗於書案之前,使人觀之如山,有如神遊妙境,其紋常集山水、草木、茅舍、亭台、樓閣、人物、花卉諸品於一體,構圖唯美,意境深遠,時而壯闊雄偉,時而幽僻靈秀。此件山子用料講究,取材桔皮田黃,為田黃中上乘者,質純潔凝膩,石間隱約顯現出纖細如絲的蘿蔔紋,拂拭而過,十分可人,稀有難得。