A reticulated white jade carving of a raft


18th centuryIntricately carved as a curving gnarled pine raft with two standing figures, one carrying a double gourd at his back and paddling at the front, the other holding a basket of lingzhi fungus, all above swirling waves at the base, the polished stone of an even white tone, wood stand. 6.6cm (2 1/2in) long. (2).
|十八世紀 白玉雕人物乘槎飾件Provenance:A Scottish private collectionBonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 70 (part lot)Marchant, London來源：蘇格蘭私人舊藏倫敦邦瀚斯，2012年5月17日，拍品編號70（之一）倫敦Marchant白玉質，扁圓料隨形鏤空而成，人物亦用圓雕淺刻法，玉件邊框雕作一松槎，底部浮雕水波紋，槎身雕松皮嶙峋之態，松針一組作頂，其內正中雕一花籃，陰刻藤編紋飾，籃中雕靈芝一株，左側雕童子扶籃，童子總角短衫，面帶笑容，槎首立仙女划槳，仙女盤髮，寬袍長衫，亦帶笑臉，飾件背面雕一葫蘆繫於槎上。方寸之間人物裝飾佈局生動，可見匠心。