Antique hand carved and polished spinach green nephrite carving of a scholar

Antique carving of a scholar done by hand.

See photos for colours, the colour is dark and deep like spinach or a pine forest, dark greens, mottled greens and even some greyed piney colours.

I am unsure of the exact origin ofthis piece i.e. where this was first sold however, the material, being Hetian Jade, is from the Hetian area, something like this would have been owned by high society and, probably sold from an expensive boutique as having such a piece commissioned back then would be hugely costly due to the lack of machine tools, the fact that these rocks are gathered from rockyhigh mountains and the notorious necessity of an elite carving skill to achieve such a result.

The carving shows a rough mottled wavy effect over the surface as this was done without power tools, just hand tools. A smoothness without the wavy texture is machine polished, please browse the different flowing parts of the piece and the wavy "orange peel" like texture.
 
Reproductions are common, originals such as this are not.
 
This is one of several pieces of antique Jade from Treasurentreats, my Etsy shop and my mothers shop have modern and antique pieces: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Prelovedbargains?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
 
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BoutiquebyRachelCo?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

If you like this and would like a similar modern piece please browse my sons boutique: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Prelovedbargains?ref=l2-about-shopname
 
Due to the value, the item is in storage, if purchased, it will take up to 2 weeks to remove from insured storage and then send to the buyer, please only purchase if that is not a problem.
 
Shipping is free for this item.