Lot 367 清晚期 端石雕蓬萊仙島插屏心 | A Chinese Carved Duan Stone Rectangular 'Landscape' Panel, 19th Century

清晚期 端石雕蓬萊仙島插屏心 | A Chinese Carved Duan Stone Rectangular 'Landscape' Panel, 19th Century

19th Century

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$1,000 - $2,000

Height 6 3/4 x length 9 1/8 in., 17 x 23.3 cm.

Generally good condition, lacking stand, scattered pits and flakes from manufacture, surface soiling; scattered small flakes to extremities.

Carved in high relief with a flying crane above pavilions nestled amidst trees and rockwork rising from turbulent waves, the design cleverly utilizing the dark reddish-brown, greyish-green, and buff areas of the stone.
Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Admiral Charles M. Cooke. Jr., USN, thence by descent.
Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr. was a distinguished U.S naval officer and a leading strategist who played a critical role in shaping American naval operations during World War II. After surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor as the commanding officer of the battleship USS Pennsylvania, he was appointed principal planning officer for Admiral Ernest J. King. Serving as the Navy's Chief of Naval Plans, Cooke was instrumental in managing the Pacific War and directing the fleet's critical transition from battleship-centric warfare to aircraft carrier task forces. He was present at the Allied invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach and concluded the war as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations.
Following the war, Cooke took command of the United States Seventh Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces, Western Pacific. During this tenure, he forged a deep and consequential relationship with the Republic of China’s leader, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Later, after Chiang Kai-shek left for Taiwan and Cooke had resigned from service with the U.S. Navy, Cooke served as a naval consultant and played a role in strengthening the Nationalist government in Taiwan during the early 1950s. A close professional and personal bond existed between Madame and Chiang Kai-shek and Admiral and Mrs. Cooke and their families as evidenced by contemporaneous correspondence.
來源：
查爾斯·柯克上將（Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., 1886-1970）舊藏，后家族傳承。
柯克上將是美國傑出的海軍將領與戰略家。珍珠港事件中他擔任“賓夕法尼亞號”艦長，後獲委任為金恩上將（Admiral Ernest J. King）的首席計畫官。任內主導了太平洋戰區戰略，推動美軍主力向航空母艦編隊轉型，親臨諾曼底登陸，二戰結束后升任海軍作戰部副部長。
戰後，柯克出任美國第七艦隊及駐西太平洋海軍司令。任內與中華民國領導人蔣介石委員長結下深厚情誼。作為備受倚重的海軍顧問與非官方軍事智囊，柯克於1950年代初期在協助鞏固台灣國民政府方面發揮了重要作用。從當時年柯克夫婦與蔣宋夫婦的往來信函即可印證，雙方在軍政與私交上的深厚羈絆更延伸至彼此家族。
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【名称】
清晚期 端石雕蓬萊仙島插屏心
【年代】
十九世纪
【描述】
高浮雕一飞翔的鹤，亭阁掩映于树木和岩石之间，从汹涌的波浪中升起，巧妙地利用了石头的暗红棕色、灰绿色和浅黄色区域。
【品相】
总体状况良好，缺少底座，制造过程中有零星的坑洞和剥落，表面有污垢；边缘有零星小剥落。