Miniature Mountain Decorated with Immortals and Deer
1767-1799
Physical Qualities
Lapis lazuli, ivory stand, 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. (15 x 20 x 9.3 cm.); 7 lbs.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mathilde Whitridge Johnson
Object Number
1976.95.28
Not found in China, lapis lazuli was primarily imported from Afghanistan. Creating larger vessels or landscape scenes such as this one became possible when 18th-century trade networks provided an increased supply of the bright blue stone.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1976; Mathilde Whitridge Johnson, from her grandfather; William H. Whitridge, Baltimore
Collection installation, "Asia. Exchange across Land & Sea," Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
On View at the BMA
