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.

Dimensons: Height: 7 1/4" Width: 3 3/4"
Stand Height: 1 5/8" Width: 4 3/8"
Weight: 1.15 kg

Chinese jade carved mountain displayed upon a hardwood stand. Large cut jade carved with an incredible depiction of scholars making their journey through a tree covered mountain to reach a beautiful temple at journeys end. Jade is pale and milky in appearance with stains of bright orange found around edges and corners. All displayed upon a hardwood fitted base.

In EXCELLENT condition over all; with normal anomalies in nature, natural wood imperfection, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch; Normal consider ages and wears.
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