THE MASSIVE AND FINELY CARVED, NATURAL UNDYED GREEN JADE STATUE OF A SERENE, SMILING IMMORTAL ZHONGLI QUAN ,SEATED ON A ROCK, HOLDING A GOURD IN HIS HAND AND CARRING A FAN ON HIS BACK, WITH DAOGUANG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD. WITH SMOOTH EDGES AND PATINA SOFTLY SHOWING AGE. THE ROCKS WITH A FAINT RUST HUE ADDING TO THE DEPTH AND BEAUTY OF THE CARVING. ZHONGLI QUAN, COURTESY NAME JIDAO, IS A CHINESE MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE AND ONE OF THE EIGHT IMMORTALS IN THE TAOIST SCRIPTURES. HE IS ALSO KNOWN AS HAN ZHONGLI BECAUSE HE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN BORN IN THE HAN DYNASTY. IN LEGEND, HE WIELDS A LARGE FAN WHICH CAN RESURRECT THE DEAD AND TRANSFORM STONES INTO SILVER OR GOLD. WEIGHT 13.3 KG, 29.3 LBS. MEASURES 35CM TALL, 14 INCHES HIGH BY 12 INCHES, 30CM WIDE. PROVENANCE: PRIVATE FLORIDA COLLECTION.