A rare white jade 'Immortal and raft' pouring vessel


18th centuryFinely carved with the female Immortal standing on a leaf-like vessel, her hair finely incised, holding a long double headed lingzhi fungus as an oar, the stone of pale-white tone with some cloudy inclusions, wood stand. 9.5cm (3 3/4in) wide. (2).
|十八世紀 白玉仙人乘槎水注Provenance: a distinguished European private collection, acquired by the grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏，由現藏家祖父母蒐藏，並由後人保存迄今Compare with a related white jade carving of a female Immortal on a raft, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 May 2005, lot 695.