Celadon jade with russet and opaque, light brown inclusions, smooth surface polish China, Qianlong Period (1736-1795) This 18th century jade boulder features the charming scenery of a scholar and two pupils in a cragged mountain landscape. To the right a pine tree is framing the imagery. The scholar is pointing to the sky whilst one disciple is offering him a bowl, the other boy is just about to pour more tea from the pot which is standing on a little table, left of the scene. The boulder is carved allover, even on the underside. The opaque brown inclusions have been cleverly used by the artist to imitate soil from which the tree is growing. Shape: Horizontal boulder shape Dimensions: 7,5 cm (height), 11 cm (length), 2 cm (width) Condition: Very good condition with fine hand patina and few tiny nicks Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s Literature comparison: Christie’s, Interiors, London, South Kensington, 15 May 2013, lot 983 (for a Jade mountain group of comparable composition, yet later in date). 乾隆年間青玉雕山子 青玉，褐色及不透明淺棕色沁，表面光滑 中國，乾隆年間 (1736-1795) 這座18世紀的玉雕山子展示了迷人的山巒起伏的景觀中文士和兩名童子。 右側可見一棵松樹。 文人手指天空，一個童子正遞給他一個碗，另一個童子正要從左邊一張小桌子上的壺裏裡倒茶。 整個山子滿雕，甚至在底部。 雕刻匠人巧妙地利用不透明的棕色玉皮來模仿樹木生長的土壤。 形狀：橫向山子形 尺寸： 7,5x11x2 cm (高x長x 寬) 品相極好，包漿細膩，有些微劃痕 奧地利私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代至五十年代初購入 文獻參考：佳士得《室内設計》，倫敦，南肯辛頓，2013年5月15日，983號拍品 (另外一件參照山子，衹是年代稍后)。