Lustrous, Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Chenxiang carved mountain & stand. The fine ChenXiang wood carved describe of big tree among rocky hill, and a boy playing in the water flowing of peace Lishui river, all in mountain landscape, created peace of mind person who see the great ChenXiang carved. Many mountains in China are sacred, some to Daoist's, some to Buddhists and some to both In folk religion each mountain has its own deity associated with it. The pictogram character for mountain sea represent an all encompassing phrase for the whole world shan Hai. Mountains represent the yang element in the landscape and as such connect to the governing yang element in China the Emperor. Mountain is one of the eight trigrams in Feng Shui and Yi Jing. Of these Taishan is considered the most important and stones from the mountain were often placed in towns across China as a lucky charm. Displayed upon a carved hardwood stand. ChenXiang wood shows golden-honey with dark-brown hued patina. ChenXiang wood shows dark-brown hued patina. The mountain elegantly displayed upon a carved hardwood stand. Elegantly and smooth presented upon a carved hardwood stands.Height:7.13 inWidth: 8.5 inDepth: 5.13 in