MASSIVE CONVOLUTED MOUNTAIN.

Late 18th-19th century, China. Nephrite: Pale yellowish-green with minor darker areas and pale brown markings. A wonderfully-contorted and fissured jade mass, this fully carved off-center mountain has a number of high relief and free-standing images and objects scattered around the convoluted surface. The standard man-made elements such as villages, bridges, stone-laden paths and city walls are carefully detailed, right down to the stone blocks which make up the massive ramparts of the wall. Such realism in the midst of an otherwise fantastic setting may be found in Qing painting as well as elaborately carved jades, with city walls and villages often located at the top of the precipitous setting (Spink 81, #76; Columbus, pp. 18-9, #23, 23a, “Traveler in Snow-covered Mountains” by Zhang Gu, dated 1659). The figures, the focus of the work, are proportionally larger than the man-made elements, and are set discreetly into small groups isolated in smaller settings scattered about the entire mass. A series of internally connected grottoes is created by the convoluted surface, the natural fissures of which are enhanced by carefully carved passages emphasizing their depth and directional turns. The spotted stag and the pines convey a message of longevity, and the figures, some of whom happily strum instruments, are making full and pleasurable use of their multifaceted setting. With a wide base, a strongly diagonal vertical orientation, and naturally asymmetrical and folded surfaces enhanced by well-carved pictorial elements, this low-polished mountain is endlessly fascinating, and must be experienced in the full round to be appreciated. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. Auctioneers note: Jade mountains of this size are truly rare, indeed any object of jade this large is extremely hard to find. SIZE: 23.63″ x 20″ x 14.25″. (60 x 50.8 x 36.2.) CONDITION: Fissures throughout. Very good overall. 9-95066 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 22

Auction: FAAA - Wall-Apelt Collection - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	22	$27,255.00	MASSIVE CONVOLUTED MOUNTAIN. Late 18th-19th century, China. Nephrite: Pale yellowish-green with minor darker areas and pale brown markings. A wonderfully-contorted and fissured jade mass, this fully carved off-center mountain has a number of high relief and free-standing images and objects scattered around the convoluted surface. The standard man-made elements such as villages, bridges, stone-laden paths and city walls are carefully detailed, right down to the stone blocks which make up the massive ramparts of the wall. Such realism in the midst of an otherwise fantastic setting may be found in Qing painting as well as elaborately carved jades, with city walls and villages often located at the top of the precipitous setting (Spink 81, #76; Columbus, pp. 18-9, #23, 23a, “Traveler in Snow-covered Mountains” by Zhang Gu, dated 1659). The figures, the focus of the work, are proportionally larger than the man-made elements, and are set discreetly into small groups isolated in smaller settings scattered about the entire mass. A series of internally connected grottoes is created by the convoluted surface, the natural fissures of which are enhanced by carefully carved passages emphasizing their depth and directional turns. The spotted stag and the pines convey a message of longevity, and the figures, some of whom happily strum instruments, are making full and pleasurable use of their multifaceted setting. With a wide base, a strongly diagonal vertical orientation, and naturally asymmetrical and folded surfaces enhanced by well-carved pictorial elements, this low-polished mountain is endlessly fascinating, and must be experienced in the full round to be appreciated. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. Auctioneers note: Jade mountains of this size are truly rare, indeed any object of jade this large is extremely hard to find. SIZE: 23.63″ x 20″ x 14.25″. (60 x 50.8 x 36.2.) CONDITION: Fissures throughout. Very good overall. 9-95066 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 22 Auction: FAAA - Wall-Apelt Collection - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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MASSIVE CONVOLUTED MOUNTAIN.