清中期 碧玉鶴逸圖山子|Landscape with hermits and a crane

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late 18th–early 19th century · Jade (nephrite) · Asian Art

This sculpture exploits the otherworldly luminescence of jade to depict a landscape beyond the reach of mere mortals. In the foreground, by a rushing river, an aging scholar communes with a crane, the frequent companion of Daoists and hermit

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 18th–early 19th century

Medium

Jade (nephrite)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939