Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Length: 9cm
The green malachite stone is accented with three mountainous jagged peaks. The malachite is calcified and shows traces of skin. The rock is elevated on an openwork wooden stand.
SIMILAR EXAMPLE
A small malachite mountain of similar composition and patina is illustrated in Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholar’s Rocks, 1997, pp. 290-291, Catalogue No. 70
清代 孔雀石山子 灰英石山子
