Miniature Mountain with Longevity Motifs
1766
Physical Qualities
Jade, wood stand, Overall: 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 1 in. (7 × 12.1 × 2.5 cm.); 3 7/8 H in. (on stand)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.503
Two cranes and two knarly pines on one side; on the other side, a pavilion set within a grotto, cresting waves at the left side, a peach tree at the right with Shou Lao and an attendant hovering on a cloud overhead.
The stand is carved with bamboo, pine and a plum blossom, the "Three Friends of Winter."
The deep notch carved into the top edge above the peach tree may indicate that this was intended as a brush rest.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
Frances Klapthor, "The Way of Nature: Art from Japan, China, and Korea," Baltimore Museum of Art, September 21, 2025-March 1, 2026
