California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 August 30, 2015  August 30, 2015

 Lot # 6100 
A WHITE JADE ‘NINE ELDERS OF XIANGSHAN' BOULDER    清 白玉雕香山九老圖山子


  • Dimension: Height without stand: 4 7/8 in (12.4 cm) Width without stand: 7 in (17.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $12000

The white jade boulder is finely carved as a mountainous and rocky landscape, depicting nine elders of Xiangshan engaging in various scholarly leisure, including two elders playing Go under a tall pine tree, five elders appreacing a painting, and two elders in a conversation. The reverse carved with an elderly gentleman and his attendant on a narrow path under pine tree issuing from rocky outcrop, the stone is of white tone with russet skin. Qing Dynasty period.