Traveling in Autumn Mountains, 17th-18th century, 8 1/4 in. ( cm), Grayish white nephrite with brown markings, China, 17th-18th century, In this mountain scene, an official riding a donkey is followed by his attendant who carries an umbrella; they cross a rustic bridge over a waterfall. Above them a similar group in smaller scale, as if in the far distance, crosses another bridge. This type of jade mountain had its beginnings in the late Ming period. The setting, with its figures, trees, bridges and animals, represents a translation of the orthodox landscape painting tradition into jade

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