Carved Minerals
Recumbent Horse in Xiuyan Jade
- Material ·
- Xiuyan jade (serpentine)
- Era ·
- Contemporary, in the zi liao tradition
- Dimensions ·
- L 14.0 cm × W 5.7 cm × H 6.4 cm (5.5 × 2.25 × 2.5 in)
$4,800
Cabinet · Exhibition
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Room I
Carved Minerals
Carved like miniature freestanding scholar's rocks, but from extraordinarily rare and precious gemstone material.
Hardstone carving in the Chinese tradition treats the pebble as a landscape already half-written. Color, skin, and fracture are not flaws but compositional facts. Works in this room are catalogued for material, polish, and the dialogue between natural form and the carver's hand.
Carved Minerals
Spinach Jade Bi Disc
- Material ·
- Spinach-green nephrite
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty
- Dimensions ·
- Diam. 16.8 cm
$3,200
Carved Minerals
Rock Crystal Mountain
- Material ·
- Rock crystal (quartz)
- Era ·
- 20th century
- Dimensions ·
- H 22 cm × W 18 cm
$2,100