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A SUPERB AND VERY LARGE CELADON AND RUSSET ‘SEVEN IMMORTALS’ JADE MOUNTAIN, 17th – 18th CENTURY

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A SUPERB AND VERY LARGE CELADON AND RUSSET ‘SEVEN IMMORTALS’ JADE MOUNTAIN, 17th – 18th CENTURY
Nephrite of intense celadon color with several areas of deep russet cleverly highlighting the carving as well as a few opaque sand-colored veins. Excellent patina and smooth surface polish, as expected on a late Ming / early Qing jade. Exquisitely carved in high relief with several areas of openwork and some reticulated sections.

China, 17th-18th century

Depiction of the seven immortals e. g. the Seven True Daoists of the North, followed by two assistants carrying a pile of books and a scroll, climbing a mountain path towards a pavilion near the summit, all within a craggy landscape of layered rocks and crevices with scattered wutong and pine trees, a waterfall emerging beneath. Two of the scholars are taking a short break from the climb to play a game of weiqi inside a small grotto.

The reverse with a pair of deer under a dominant pine tree on a rocky outcrop, sided by several lingzhi fungi and a smaller wutong tree, and two cranes, one standing on a rock and holding lingzhi in his beak, the other flying above the scenery, the massive rockwork rendered in varying layers of relief.

Jade is a material that from ancient times has been associated with longevity and immortality. It is therefore a particularly appropriate medium from which to carve representations of the mountainous realm of the Daoist immortals. During the Qianlong reign, the emperor requested that jade mountains, as well as plaques and panels with mountainous landscapes, should take their artistic influence from the work of famous painters.

Carvings of mountains can be found in a number of different sizes and depicting varied scenes representing idealized landscapes upon which the collector could contemplate. The virtuosity of the carver is demonstrated here with the remarkable depth and use of the relief carving to depict the layered mountain and three-dimensional scenes, cleverly using the intense russet inclusions to even enhance the latter.

On the present boulder the theme of longevity is clearly evident with the depiction of the immortals on the main side and the deer under a pine tree on the reverse. The elongated form of the boulder and the skillful layering of rockwork help to create a magical atmosphere, thereby contributing to the Daoist themes of mysticism and immortality.

Shape: Boulder
Dimensions: Length 32 cm. Height 21 cm
Weight: 7700 grams
Condition: Excellent condition. Several natural veins, which over time may have developed into minor hairlines. A few of these show tiny remainders of old wax fill
Provenance: Property from an old Swiss private collection. Previously bought at Nagel auctions, Stuttgart

Literature comparison: A slightly smaller boulder of similar shape and composition of three sages, is illustrated by Roger Keverne (ed.), Jade, London, 1991, p. 174, fig. 117. Jade boulders of this type range considerably in size, with the largest and most famous in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, measuring over seven feet tall and three feet wide; cf. Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, vol. 6, no. 255; and nos. 252-256 for the series of boulders in the Palace collection. Cf. a boulder of similar shape and size, included in the exhibition The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1997, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 47. An extensive range of large white, celadon and spinach green jade boulders is illustrated in A Romance with Jade from the De An Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 2004, pls. 41-42, 47, 49-51, 55, 60-61, 66, and 69-70. Specifically compare this scene with one depicted on a massive jade mountain in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, no. 77.

Auction results comparison: A number of large boulders, sometimes even with imperial inscriptions, have been sold at auction. For example: The Imperial Sale Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Christies, Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1900. (for a large jade mountain, showing a similar pattern of russet and celadon colors) Important Chinese Jades from the Personal Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman Part II. Christies, Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1509. (for a comparably large celadon jade mountain)

17至18世紀青玉雕”全真七子”玉子
和田青玉,褐色沁點綴整顆山子,增添幾分色彩。以晚明/清初的年代而言,此山子具有極佳的包漿及光滑的表面。精細的高浮雕,及部分鏤雕。
中國,17-18世紀
全真七子在崇山峻嶺的高山上,環繞的梧桐樹下,壯碩的瀑布旁,賞景吟詩。道院就在不遠處。兩位弟子則在一旁的巨石下對弈。
背面則是一對仙鹿在碩大的松樹下休憩,四周環繞著靈芝及較小的梧桐樹,以及兩隻仙鶴,其中一隻嘴啣靈芝,另一隻則展翅高飛。峰巒雄偉的群山,層次分明,重巒疊嶂。
玉料自古便有長壽與永生的寓意,非常適用於雕塑山水與道教人物。乾隆在位時期,非常重視玉器文化,不僅有多首詠玉詩,更親自撰寫《搢圭說》、《圭瑁說》,對玉之熱愛,可見一斑。
雕山子有非常多種大小及多元的題材。此山子的雕功精湛、工法細膩,運用浮雕呈現群山的層次,強化視覺立體感,並巧妙的利用褐色沁點綴整件作品,天然玉石紋理融入高山美景,增添幾分色彩。
形狀:山子
尺寸:長32厘米,寬21厘米
重量:7700克
品相極佳,些許天然絲狀紋理。
瑞士私人收藏,於德國司徒加特Nagel拍賣行購入。
文獻比較:一個小型但相似形狀的山子,見Roger Keverne 著《玉》,倫敦,1991年,第174頁,圖117。一個最大型且知名的山子於北京故宮博物院所藏,見《中國玉器全集》,卷6,編號225,其他北京故宮博物院藏山子,可見編號252至256。另一個相似造型與大小的山子,展出於台北故宮博物院《宮廷之雅:清代仿古及畫意玉器特展》,收錄於該目錄,編號47。一個大面積的白清碧玉山子則被收錄於《玉緣:德安堂藏玉》,香港,2004年,圖版41-41、47、49-51、55、60-61、66以及69-70。另一個描繪相似景色的山子,收錄於北京故宮博物院《玉器(下)》,香港,1995年,編號77。
類似拍品:一個大型玉山子,具有類似的褐色紋理及青色底,見佳士得《重要中國御製瓷器與工藝精品》,香港,2010年5月31日,拍品編號1900。另外一個大型玉山子,見佳士得《Alan與Simone Hartman個人收藏重要中國玉器(二)》,香港,2007年,拍品編號1509。
A SUPERB AND VERY LARGE CELADON AND RUSSET ‘SEVEN IMMORTALS’ JADE MOUNTAIN, 17th – 18th CENTURY
Nephrite of intense celadon color with several areas of deep russet cleverly highlighting the carving as well as a few opaque sand-colored veins. Excellent patina and smooth surface polish, as expected on a late Ming / early Qing jade. Exquisitely carved in high relief with several areas of openwork and some reticulated sections.

China, 17th-18th century

Depiction of the seven immortals e. g. the Seven True Daoists of the North, followed by two assistants carrying a pile of books and a scroll, climbing a mountain path towards a pavilion near the summit, all within a craggy landscape of layered rocks and crevices with scattered wutong and pine trees, a waterfall emerging beneath. Two of the scholars are taking a short break from the climb to play a game of weiqi inside a small grotto.

The reverse with a pair of deer under a dominant pine tree on a rocky outcrop, sided by several lingzhi fungi and a smaller wutong tree, and two cranes, one standing on a rock and holding lingzhi in his beak, the other flying above the scenery, the massive rockwork rendered in varying layers of relief.

Jade is a material that from ancient times has been associated with longevity and immortality. It is therefore a particularly appropriate medium from which to carve representations of the mountainous realm of the Daoist immortals. During the Qianlong reign, the emperor requested that jade mountains, as well as plaques and panels with mountainous landscapes, should take their artistic influence from the work of famous painters.

Carvings of mountains can be found in a number of different sizes and depicting varied scenes representing idealized landscapes upon which the collector could contemplate. The virtuosity of the carver is demonstrated here with the remarkable depth and use of the relief carving to depict the layered mountain and three-dimensional scenes, cleverly using the intense russet inclusions to even enhance the latter.

On the present boulder the theme of longevity is clearly evident with the depiction of the immortals on the main side and the deer under a pine tree on the reverse. The elongated form of the boulder and the skillful layering of rockwork help to create a magical atmosphere, thereby contributing to the Daoist themes of mysticism and immortality.

Shape: Boulder
Dimensions: Length 32 cm. Height 21 cm
Weight: 7700 grams
Condition: Excellent condition. Several natural veins, which over time may have developed into minor hairlines. A few of these show tiny remainders of old wax fill
Provenance: Property from an old Swiss private collection. Previously bought at Nagel auctions, Stuttgart

Literature comparison: A slightly smaller boulder of similar shape and composition of three sages, is illustrated by Roger Keverne (ed.), Jade, London, 1991, p. 174, fig. 117. Jade boulders of this type range considerably in size, with the largest and most famous in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, measuring over seven feet tall and three feet wide; cf. Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, vol. 6, no. 255; and nos. 252-256 for the series of boulders in the Palace collection. Cf. a boulder of similar shape and size, included in the exhibition The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1997, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 47. An extensive range of large white, celadon and spinach green jade boulders is illustrated in A Romance with Jade from the De An Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 2004, pls. 41-42, 47, 49-51, 55, 60-61, 66, and 69-70. Specifically compare this scene with one depicted on a massive jade mountain in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, no. 77.

Auction results comparison: A number of large boulders, sometimes even with imperial inscriptions, have been sold at auction. For example: The Imperial Sale Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Christies, Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1900. (for a large jade mountain, showing a similar pattern of russet and celadon colors) Important Chinese Jades from the Personal Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman Part II. Christies, Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1509. (for a comparably large celadon jade mountain)

17至18世紀青玉雕”全真七子”玉子
和田青玉,褐色沁點綴整顆山子,增添幾分色彩。以晚明/清初的年代而言,此山子具有極佳的包漿及光滑的表面。精細的高浮雕,及部分鏤雕。
中國,17-18世紀
全真七子在崇山峻嶺的高山上,環繞的梧桐樹下,壯碩的瀑布旁,賞景吟詩。道院就在不遠處。兩位弟子則在一旁的巨石下對弈。
背面則是一對仙鹿在碩大的松樹下休憩,四周環繞著靈芝及較小的梧桐樹,以及兩隻仙鶴,其中一隻嘴啣靈芝,另一隻則展翅高飛。峰巒雄偉的群山,層次分明,重巒疊嶂。
玉料自古便有長壽與永生的寓意,非常適用於雕塑山水與道教人物。乾隆在位時期,非常重視玉器文化,不僅有多首詠玉詩,更親自撰寫《搢圭說》、《圭瑁說》,對玉之熱愛,可見一斑。
雕山子有非常多種大小及多元的題材。此山子的雕功精湛、工法細膩,運用浮雕呈現群山的層次,強化視覺立體感,並巧妙的利用褐色沁點綴整件作品,天然玉石紋理融入高山美景,增添幾分色彩。
形狀:山子
尺寸:長32厘米,寬21厘米
重量:7700克
品相極佳,些許天然絲狀紋理。
瑞士私人收藏,於德國司徒加特Nagel拍賣行購入。
文獻比較:一個小型但相似形狀的山子,見Roger Keverne 著《玉》,倫敦,1991年,第174頁,圖117。一個最大型且知名的山子於北京故宮博物院所藏,見《中國玉器全集》,卷6,編號225,其他北京故宮博物院藏山子,可見編號252至256。另一個相似造型與大小的山子,展出於台北故宮博物院《宮廷之雅:清代仿古及畫意玉器特展》,收錄於該目錄,編號47。一個大面積的白清碧玉山子則被收錄於《玉緣:德安堂藏玉》,香港,2004年,圖版41-41、47、49-51、55、60-61、66以及69-70。另一個描繪相似景色的山子,收錄於北京故宮博物院《玉器(下)》,香港,1995年,編號77。
類似拍品:一個大型玉山子,具有類似的褐色紋理及青色底,見佳士得《重要中國御製瓷器與工藝精品》,香港,2010年5月31日,拍品編號1900。另外一個大型玉山子,見佳士得《Alan與Simone Hartman個人收藏重要中國玉器(二)》,香港,2007年,拍品編號1509。

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§ 5) The auction buyer must pay the purchase price immediately upon acceptance of the bid (final and highest bid plus 22% surcharge, plus the value added tax applicable to the surcharge to the amount of 20%). However, the company may grant the auction buyer a respite for the payment of the purchase price in whole or in part in individual cases. If a respite is refused, the acceptance of the bid may be revoked and the item may be reoffered . In the event of revocation of the acceptance of the bid, the company shall be entitled to accept the last bid from the underbidder.

§ 6) In the event of respite in whole or in part, the company shall be entitled to charge default interest (12% p.a.) as well as storage charges (2.4% of the final and highest bid per month commenced) after 14 days upon acceptance of the bid. The item purchased at auction shall be handed over exclusively upon full payment of the purchase price including all costs and charges accrued since the acceptance of the bid.

§ 7) The buyer can take acquired items in possession, as far as possible, immediately or after the end of the auction. Items which have been fully paid for shall be handed over in our show rooms in GALLERY ZACKE, KOHLMARKT 7, 1010 VIENNA. If a deferred purchase price is not paid within the set period, the company shall be entitled to auction the item again in order to recoup its claim from the defaulting auction buyer. In this case, the defaulting auction buyer shall be liable to the company for the total loss of commission incurred by the company due to the re-auction as well as for any default interest and storage charges.

§ 8) The company shall be entitled to a lien on all items of the buyer irrespective of whether the buyer bought them within the scope of an auction or in free sale or the company secured ownership of these items otherwise. This lien shall serve to secure all current and future, qualified, limited and unmatured claims to which the company is entitled and which result from all legal transactions concluded with the buyer.

§ 9) The items received for auction will be exhibited and may be viewed prior to the auction. In doing so, the company shall give everyone the opportunity to check the nature and the condition of the exhibited items to the extent deemed possible within the scope of the exhibition. Every bidder shall be deemed to act on its own behalf unless it provides a written confirmation saying that it acts as a representative of a well-known principal. The company may refuse bids; this shall particularly apply if a bidder who is unknown to the company or with whom the company has no business connections yet does not provide security by the beginning of the auction at the latest. However, in principle there shall be no claim to accept a bid. If a bid has been refused, the previous bid shall remain effective.

§ 10) The company’s experts evaluate and describe the items received for auction and determine the starting prices unless otherwise stated in the catalogue or expert opinion. The information concerning production technique or material, state of preservation, origin, design and age of an item is based on published or otherwise generally accessible (scientific) findings concluded by the company’s experts with the necessary care and accuracy. The company shall warrant to the buyer according to §22 of the AGB (General Terms and Conditions) that properties are correct provided that any possible complaints referring to this are made within four weeks upon their taking into possession. Subsequent complaints shall be excluded in principle. The company shall not be liable for any further information in the catalogue and expert opinion as well. This shall also apply to illustrations in the catalogue. The purpose of these illustrations is to guide the potential buyer during the preview. They shall not be authoritative for the condition or the characteristics of the pictured item. The catalogue and the expert opinions shall only mention defects and damage affecting the artistic or commercial value significantly. Complaints concerning the price shall be excluded upon acceptance of the bid. The company reserves the right to amend catalogue information prior to the auction. These amendments shall be made either by a written notice at the place of auction or orally by the auctioneer immediately prior to offering of the respective item. In this case, the company shall be liable for the amendment only. All items offered may be checked prior to the auction. These items are used. Any claims for damages exceeding the liability named above and resulting from other material defects or other defects of the item shall be excluded. When making the bid, the bidder confirms that it has seen the item prior to the auction and has made sure that the item corresponds to the description.

§ 11) ) If a customer is not able to participate in an auction personally, the company shall accept purchase orders. These orders may be placed in writing, via email or fax. In the case of a purchase order placed by phone or orally, the company shall reserve the right to make the performance dependent on a confirmation from the principal communicated in writing, via email or fax. Furthermore, the company shall not be liable for the performance of purchase orders. Purchase orders with equal top bid limits will be considered in the order of their receipt. Bids which are only one increment above the starting price shall be exhausted totally. Bids which do not correspond to the increments determined by the company (see bidding increments) in tabular form will be rounded up to the next higher increment. The table of these increments can be sent upon request. In the case of lots auctioned“without any limits“, bids below the estimated price shall be exhausted totally. The written bid (purchase order) must include the item stating the catalogue number and the offered top bid limit which is quoted as the amount of the acceptance of the bid without buyer’s commission and without value added tax. Ambiguities shall be carried by the bidder. A purchase order which has already been placed may only be cancelled if the written withdrawal is received by the company at least 72 hours prior to the beginning of the auction.

§ 12) The company may refuse to process a purchase order without explanation until offering or make this dependent on payment of a deposit. In the event of an unsuccessful order, such a deposit will be reimbursed by the company within 5 working days. Processing of purchase orders is free of charge.

§ 13) Every contributor shall in principle be entitled to withdraw the items offered for auction until the start of the auction. Therefore, it is impossible to assume liability or to give warranty for the actual offering.

§ 14) Items paid must be collected within 30 days of payment. Items which have not been collected may be delivered without further communication at a starting price from the recent auction reduced by 50% after 30 days from the respective auction date. Items which have not been collected within 3 (three) working days after the auction or for which the company does not receive any proper shipping instructions stating the type of shipping and the address of dispatch (independent of a possibly placed purchase order) within 3 (three) working days after the auction shall be stored at the owner’s risk. Furthermore, the company shall be entitled to store items which have been purchased at auction and paid but not collected at the buyer’s risk and expense, including the costs for an insurance, with a forwarding agency. It shall be understood that the provisions concerning the re-auctioning of unpaid and paid but not collected items must also apply to items not exhibited or stored on the premises of the company. The ownership shall be transferred the buyer at the time of handing over the delivery note.

§ 15) In the case of mixed lots with a starting price of less than EUR 350.00, the company shall not warrant for the completeness or correctness of the individual items within a mixed lot.

§ 16) A registration for a bid by telephone for one or several items shall automatically represent a bid at the starting price for these items. If the company cannot reach the bidder by telephone, it will bid on behalf of the bidder by phone up to the starting price when the respective auction lot is called.

§ 17) Payments made to the company by mistake (through the payer’s fault) (e.g. due to miscalculation of the exchange rate by the payer) or payments made to the company for the same invoice several times shall be compensated in form of a credit note for goods for an indefinite period of time. The repayment of such payments in cash shall be excluded.

§ 18) In the case of individual auction lots, it may happen that they are delivered several times. In such a case, the auctioneer may accept a second or third etc. bid from the underbidder(s). In this case, the text in the catalogue and not the illustration in the catalogue shall also be exclusively binding with regard to the warranty (relating to these auction lots).

§ 19) When making a bid, whether personally, in writing or by telephone, the bidder shall acknowledge these terms of auction, the AGB (General Terms and Conditions) as well as the rules of procedure and the schedule of fees (as amended) of the company.

§ 20) The place of performance of the contract brought about between the company on the one hand and the seller as well as the buyer on the other hand shall be the place of business of the company. The legal relationships and contracts existing between the company, the sellers and the buyers shall be subject to the Austrian substantive law. The company, the sellers and the buyers shall agree to settle all disputes resulting from, concerning and in connection with this contract before the territorially competent court for the first district of Vienna.

§ 21) The export of art objects from Austria, when indicated, shall require a permit from the Bundesdenkmalamt [Federal Monuments Office]. In any event, the company shall orally provide information about art objects for which an export permit will probably not be granted at the beginning of the auction.

§ 22) Zacke reserves the right to assign to the customer all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between Zacke and the contributor by a way of a respective declaration, as well to assign to the contributor all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between Zacke and the customer by way of a respective declaration, in each case in terms of a complete assignment of contract with the result that the contractual relationship – following the submission of the aforementioned declarations by Zacke – shall exclusively be between the contributor and the customer, which is in accordance with the basic model of the commission agreement. Customers and contributors shall already now give their explicit consent to this contract assignment.

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