Boulder with Mountain Landscape and Taoist Sage
Culture
Chinese
Date20th century
Mediumlavender and pale green jadeite
Dimensions31.8 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm (12 1/2 x 8 x 3 in.)
ClassificationsJades
Credit LineGift of John and Maria Dirlam
Object number1996.129
Label Text2006-03-06: Boulder with Mountain Landscape and Taoist Sage
Jadeite, 20th century
Gift of Maria and John Dirlam, 1996.129
Holding both a vessel filled with elixir of immortality and a rabbit, which according to legend pounds the herbs of the elixir, the sage observes the arrival of two cranes. This lavender-tinted jadeite boulder, depicting a scene from the Taoist mythological Penglai Islands (believed located off the eastern coast of China), exemplifies the virtuosity of 20th century artisans using modern tools and abrasives.ProvenanceMaria and John DirlamOn View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 112
Chinese
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
Chinese
late 18th–early 19th century, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
Chinese
18th century, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
Chinese
18th century, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
