Majestic, Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Green jade landscape table screen. Chinese spinach-green jade with semi-precious hard stone inlaid, of rectangular shaped green jade plaque, Spinach Green Jade Table Screen. Expertly carved, spinach green jade depicted a couple of cranes in harmony against trees and rockworks in mountainous landscape, carving of waterside landscape showing mighty pavilions over bridges, with group of sage elder standing on the bridge, below the dense and lush tree, all in mountain landscape. Many mountains in China are sacred, some to Daoist, some to Buddhists and some to both In folk religion each mountain has its own deity associated with it. The pictogram character for mountain sea represent an all encompassing phrase for the whole world shan Hai. Mountains represent the yang element in the landscape and as such connect to the governing yang element in China the Emperor. Mountain is one of the eight trigrams in Feng Shui and Yi Jing. Of these Taishan is considered the most important and stones from the mountain were often placed in towns across China as a lucky charm. Beautifully presented with a stand covered with archaic Chinese pattern, formed by two steady scrolled feet, from which rise vertical posts flanked on either side with Archaic geometrical lotus twigs-form openwork spandrels carved in gold color and on the aprons in high relief. Elegancy come with tall hardwood stand carved with scrolling ruyi and Auspicious motif. The Elaborately carved hardwood frame perfectly accentuates this work of art. The carving and inlaid works was precious, gorgeous proportion, with beautiful translucent.Height:15.5 inWidth: 7.88 inDepth: 3.63 inWeight: 1738 g