Bidspirit auction | White Hetian jade, ‘Landscape and

White Hetian jade, ‘Landscape and Poem’, Qing Dynasty - White Hetian jade with beautiful honey-coloured or ochre-coloured veins. The carving depicts a ‘literary landscape’ (shanshui) featuring a mountainous scene with pine trees and a small pavilion housing a figure in meditation. An engraved poem is inscribed on one of its flat sides. The piece sits on a wooden base, profusely carved with motifs of tree trunks and lingzhi. Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Size: 11.8 x 6 x 15 cm (approx.) Weight: 1560 g