DATED TO THE DINGCHOU YEAR OF THE WANLI PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1577, AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIOD

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A MOTTLED DARK-GREEN JASPER MOUNTAIN
DATED TO THE DINGCHOU YEAR OF THE WANLI PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1577, AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIOD
Of irregular outline, with flattened bottom, the surfaces polished to soften any hard edges and to give the stone a soft lustre, a small section of the front smoothed for the addition of the inscription signed Wen Ruyu, the dark green stone with lighter green and amber inclusions, with wood stand inscribed, Yusi Tang Zhencang (Hall of Refinement)
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high, wood stand

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The inscription on the mountain, peng tuan wan li, literally means 'the peng covers ten thousand miles'. The peng is a mythical bird believed to have a giant wingspan. This phrase is used to wish a person a successful future.

An artist by the name of Wen Ruyu is listed in the Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai, 2006, p. 1204, as a carver who worked in stone during the Ming dynasty.