BOULDER-SHAPED MOUNTAIN WITH TEMPLE AND BRIDGE.

20th century, China. Nephrite: very light greenish-gray with rich brown rind. Inscription: “[From] Hanshan Temple out of Gushu [now Shuzhou City, [in] the middle of the night the sound of the temple bell [spread] to the [ears of] the travelers on the boat”, a Tang poem, preceded by a gourd-shaped seal with a cyclical date of “Ren Wu“. Stained ruddy brown on portions of the low-polished exterior, this regularly-profiled pebble-form boulder has a deep opening on the front with two different levels of extremely well detailed settings and activities divided by an irregular cliff face. On the lower level a boat (partially visible) has brought a visitor to the base of a river, with a bridge stretching across it and a path extending to the left side, by means of which the traveler may make his way to the upper level. There, he will find a gated wall (executed in a complex perspective view) set around a several-story-high temple, with a pagoda visible at the very back of the concavity (Ip, p. 256, #238; Hai 2, p. 202, #200, similar works). On the reverse of this small boulder the gourd-shaped cyclical date and the two lines (of seven characters each) of the Tang poem, written in seal script, are engraved into the richly stained surface. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. SIZE: 6.13″ x 3.63″ x 2.63″. (15.6 x 9.2 x 6.7 cm.) CONDITION: Carved in deep relief. Very good. 9-95078 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 25

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
	25	$5,557.50	BOULDER-SHAPED MOUNTAIN WITH TEMPLE AND BRIDGE. 20th century, China. Nephrite: very light greenish-gray with rich brown rind. Inscription: “[From] Hanshan Temple out of Gushu [now Shuzhou City, [in] the middle of the night the sound of the temple bell [spread] to the [ears of] the travelers on the boat”, a Tang poem, preceded by a gourd-shaped seal with a cyclical date of “Ren Wu“. Stained ruddy brown on portions of the low-polished exterior, this regularly-profiled pebble-form boulder has a deep opening on the front with two different levels of extremely well detailed settings and activities divided by an irregular cliff face. On the lower level a boat (partially visible) has brought a visitor to the base of a river, with a bridge stretching across it and a path extending to the left side, by means of which the traveler may make his way to the upper level. There, he will find a gated wall (executed in a complex perspective view) set around a several-story-high temple, with a pagoda visible at the very back of the concavity (Ip, p. 256, #238; Hai 2, p. 202, #200, similar works). On the reverse of this small boulder the gourd-shaped cyclical date and the two lines (of seven characters each) of the Tang poem, written in seal script, are engraved into the richly stained surface. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. SIZE: 6.13″ x 3.63″ x 2.63″. (15.6 x 9.2 x 6.7 cm.) CONDITION: Carved in deep relief. Very good. 9-95078 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 25 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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BOULDER-SHAPED MOUNTAIN WITH TEMPLE AND BRIDGE.