A MASSIVE SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'LANDSCAPE' BOULDER 20th centuryPROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONA MASSIVE SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'LANDSCAPE' BOULDER20th centuryThe immense oblong stone carved to one side in high relief and openwork with two elderly gentleman ambling along mountain paths lined with pine trees, an attendant bearing a qin approaching one of the men, a deer treading further up the path, bridges and huts positioned higher in the peaks, a waterfall coursing through the background and wisps of mist connecting the varying heights of the mountainscape, the reverse carved in shallow relief with misty ravines and a cluster of buildings atop the highest peak, accompanied by an inscription on the upper right reading Xiangshan fangyou (visiting friends in the fragrant hill) followed by two seals enclosing the characters Ji and Xin, a signature at the lower left reading You Jing, the stone a deep kelly green hue with some areas of russet; fitted wood stand. 12in (30.5cm) longNone -