Mid-Qing DynastyThe first, finely carved with a continuous garden scene, depicting a sage instructing his boy attendant to prune a wutong tree with a basin placed on the ground beside rocky outcrops, a footbridge leading to a moon door of a tiled pavilion, beside a four-character inscription reading qing bi yun lin and two seals reading zi gang, the stone of an even pale tone, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) diam.; the second, carved with a sage seated on a rocky headland, meditating in front of an incense burner emitting smoke forming scrolling clouds above, the stone of an even pale tone suffused with russet inclusions, 3.2cm (1 1/4in) diam. (2).