A green jade mountain

Qing dynasty, 19th century

清十九世紀 青玉雕蟾宮折桂圖山子

of irregular form, carved in high relief to one side with Liu Hai perched on a high rocky ledge above a pine tree, clasping a string of coins in one hand as he peers down at a three-legged toad emerging from the waters below, framed by layers of rockwork continuing over sides and reverse, incised with a four-character inscription changong zhegui (picking osmanthus flowers in the Moon Palace), pale green stone with opaque white inclusions, wood stand (2)

題識：

蟾宮折桂

Height 9 in., 22.7 cm

Lizzadro Collection, acquired prior to 1960.

Christie's New York, 21st March 2013, lot 842.

Collection of Dr. Allen O. Battle, Ph.D (1927-2020).

來源

Lizzadro 收藏，得於1960年之前

紐約佳士得2013年3月21日，編號842

Allen O. Battle 醫生 (1927-2020) 收藏