A large celadon jade table screen, Qing dynasty - Sothebys

of rectangular form, carved to one side in various levels of relief with three equestrian figures and an acolyte holding a qin beneath a waterfall flowing down to a stream where two deer shelter on a rocky ledge under gnarled pine, to the right a woodcutter walking down the steps towards the riverbanks while carrying an axe and a bundle of twigs, all below a figure standing in front of the city walls nestled amongst pine trees and jagged rocks, a pair of wild-goose hovering atop amidst misty scrolling clouds, the reverse incised with stylised jagged mountains, various seals and three poems, the stone of an opaque pale celadon tone with traces of darker inclusions, mounted as a table screen on a wood stand. Quantité: 2 - 53.2cm., 20 7/8 in. Estimation: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: Christie's London, 16th November 1998, lot 280.

NOTE: The three poems are: Xiari Nanting huai xin da by Meng Haoran (689–740), Duzuo jing Tingshan by Li Bai (701–762) and Yuweng by Liu Zongyuan (773–819).

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013 www.sothebys.com