Chinese Ming Dynasty Yong Le Emperor Reign period, Finest ChenXiang wood mountain carved landscape. Highly valued Chinese ChenXiang fragrance wood, aloes wood, also referred to ChenXiangMu or agarwood, diffuses a distinctive fragrance and hence it is highly treasured, especially in China, Japan, and Tibet. The wood is typically only found in small segments of usable material, which are traditionally pieced together to make small scholar's articles. Its aromatic qualities renders it valuable in the manufacture of incense. The fine ChenXiang wood carving depicted a big cow with little calf walking on the mountain hill side panoramic, numerous peaks and outcrop hill rock works and various big shading trees, beneath mountainous landscape scene, created shows peace of mind. Because of their importance to agriculture, the water buffalo or ox (niu) symbolizes springtime, harvest, and fertility. To city dwellers and government officials, the water buffalo also represents a simple and idyllic life. Displayed upon a carved hardwood stand. ChenXiang wood shows golden-honey with dark-brown hued patina. ChenXiang wood shows dark-brown hued patina. The brush pot elegantly displayed upon a carved hardwood stand. The reign mark, Made In The Years of Yongle Emperor Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty.Measurements: Height 7-1/8" Width: 9-3/4"Lot Notes:Many mountains in China are sacred, some to Daoist, some to Buddhists and some to both. In folk religion each mountain has its own deity associated with it. The pictogram character for mountain Shan has three towering peaks. ‘Mountains and sea’ represent an all encompassing phrase for the whole world ShanHai. Mountains represent the yang element in the landscape and as such connect to the governing yang element in China - the Emperor. Mountain is one of the eight trigrams in Feng Shui and Yi Jing. Of these Taishan is considered the most important and stones from the mountain were often placed in towns across China as a lucky charm.