An Imperial Inscribed Pale Celadon Jade Boulder
A Imperial Black and White Striated Jade Bowl
A Celadon Jade Mythical Beast "Longma"
Jadeite plume-holders (a pair) |
Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty Of irregular form, well carved in deep relief with figures in a boat riding along a flowing river beneath tree-lined crags, with a poem in reference to "The Ode to the Red Cliff" inscribed on rockwork above the scene, the reverse carved with a pavilion set within a mountainous landscape, the stone of an even celadon tone suffused with areas of opaque russet inclusions. |
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