AN IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED FINELY CARVED SPINACH JADE BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED TO THE YIMAO YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1795 Clients who wish to bid on lots designated as Premium Lots (70, 93, 94, 142, 208) must submit their pre-registration application no later than 3 working days prior to the day of the sale. Please contact 212-894-1728 with any questions. the thick walls deeply carved and undercut around the exterior with a wondrous waterscape depicting two immortals and their attendant in two rafts returning from a herb gathering trip, two sages standing on a terrace overlooking the swiftly flowing waters, the entire scene punctuated with fantastic rocks and luxuriant trees creating a lush atmosphere, the characters yun bu fei ling (a cascade of clouds permeating the grove) inscribed on a rock, the top of the mouthrim incised with a twenty-eight character inscription from a Qianlong poem, followed by the date, Qianlong yimao xia yuti (imperially inscribed by Qianlong during the summer of the yimao year) and the seal, hui xin bu yuan (the heart's delights are never far), the mottled spinach green stone with paler moss-green and cream-colored areas, suffused with black striations and pinpoint inclusions, wood stand (2) Height 6 in., 15.2 cm
AN IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED FINELY CARVED SPINACH JADE BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED TO THE YIMAO YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1795 Clients who wish to bid on lots designated as Premium Lots (70, 93, 94, 142, 208) must submit their pre-registration application no later than 3 working days prior to the day of the sale. Please contact 212-894-1728 with any questions. the thick walls deeply carved and undercut around the exterior with a wondrous waterscape depicting two immortals and their attendant in two rafts returning from a herb gathering trip, two sages standing on a terrace overlooking the swiftly flowing waters, the entire scene punctuated with fantastic rocks and luxuriant trees creating a lush atmosphere, the characters yun bu fei ling (a cascade of clouds permeating the grove) inscribed on a rock, the top of the mouthrim incised with a twenty-eight character inscription from a Qianlong poem, followed by the date, Qianlong yimao xia yuti (imperially inscribed by Qianlong during the summer of the yimao year) and the seal, hui xin bu yuan (the heart's delights are never far), the mottled spinach green stone with paler moss-green and cream-colored areas, suffused with black striations and pinpoint inclusions, wood stand (2) Height 6 in., 15.2 cm
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