A CELADON JADE 'SCHOLAR'S RETREAT' PARFUMIER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

of tubular form carved in openwork and high relief with a vertiginous mountain landscape, the craggy bluffs ascending in diagonal layers creating a sense of verticality and movement, gnarled wutong and pine trees emerging from rocky outcrops throughout, one side with a bearded scholar ambling toward a balustraded pavilion followed by an attendant carrying a qin, a smaller pavilion perched on a high cliff above the travelers, each end with a disc-shaped jade cap, one forming the detachable cover, the stone an even pale celadon tone, wood stand (3)

Spink & Son, London, 30th September 1982.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 407.

The upper rim is slightly uneven, with scattered nicks, a chip to the inside and an approx 2.5 cm. diagonal fissure that has opened a bit towards the rim. The body with scattered nicks and tiny chips to relief-carved decoration consistent with age and use.
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