A large pair of spinach-green jade 'immortals' parfumiers, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 碧玉透雕松山獻瑞圖大香筒一對

A large pair of spinach-green jade 'immortals' parfumiers

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

清乾隆 碧玉透雕松山獻瑞圖大香筒一對

each of tall tubular form, exceptionally carved in openwork and high relief with the immortals holding various auspicious attributes in a vertiginous mountain landscape, the craggy bluffs ascending in diagonal layers creating a sense of verticality and movement, with gnarled wutong and pine trees emerging from rocky outcrops throughout, and fast flowing creeks and waterfalls descending through the rockwork, one outcrop with a tiered pavilion nestled amidst the trees, another with an opening revealing a steep staircase rising to a broad platform centered with a bronze censer atop a four-legged incense stand, all framed within incised keyfret borders (2)

Height 9 ¾ in., 24.7 cm