VERY FINE carved Chinese Jade recumbent a boulder mountain. Elaborately carved jade stone, showing a scholar with his follower walking on their way toward a pavilion behind trees and hills on the mountainous scenes. The carving is exquisite and detail, the jade stone have clean iridescent, with grayish pale celadon and moist milky appearance, with some golden reddish inclusion. Gorgeously displayed upon a carved hardwood stand. Measurements: Height: 5 1/4" Width: 8 1/2" Weight: 3152 g Stand Height: 1 1/2" Width: 8 7/8" Depth: 4 3/8"PROVENANCE: Jim Francis (Dec 24, 1944 - June 14, 2018) Resident of the Atlanta Metro area for numerous years.
Jim Francis was a true scholar having a degree in English. His early career started as a professor at a community college in Kentucky. During the Vietnam era, he became an instructor for the US Air Force. When computers were first becoming popular Jim became a software engineer which lead him to a career in being a method analyst for a major hospital group. While working with Doctors from different cultures Jim became an avid collector of Chinese items, His widow has placed his treasured articles to be sold at auction. The Collections of Mr. Jim Francis are presented and offered up to auction from Lot-101 through Lot-128.