A MOTTLED GREY JADE FIGURE OF A SEATED SAGE 17th centuryPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTIONA MOTTLED GREY JADE FIGURE OF A SEATED SAGE17th centuryFinely carved in the round, the bearded deity wearing a long voluminous robe under a straw cape, a leafy apron tied at his waist with a pair of long ropes draped between the legs, his hands under the sleeves placed on his right lap, adorned with possibly a double-gourd on a string diagonally draped over the right shoulder, his feet bare, the platform rock throne waisted and perforated, the stone tinted black to create contrast and the feeling of antiquity; wooden base. 3 3/8in (8.6cm) high十七世紀 灰玉神農坐像The present figure may represent the legendary Emperor Shennong, the mythical source of Chinese medicine and agriculture.