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A RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT
DOG
Song Dynasty
Smoothly carved with almond-shaped eyes, long
nose and finely-incised whiskers and pricked ears,
the front paws neatly tucked in front, the long bushy
tail curling around over its back, the stone of dark
chocolate-brown tone with pale green patches.
6.6cm (2 5/8in) long.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

宋 玉臥犬

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A RARE SMALL PALE GREEN AND RUSSET
JADE CARVING OF A TORTOISE
Yuan/Ming Dynasty 111
Well carved with its four feet neatly tucked to the
side of its rounded body, the small head upturned
with two rounded eyes and incised lines, the stone
of pale green tone with russet inclusions.
5cm (2in) long.
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,200 - 11,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

元/明 青白玉龜

A related jade tortoise is in the collection of the
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C, illustrated by J.Johnston and
C.Lai Pik, 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade, San
Antonio, 2011, no.19. See also a related jade
carving of a tortoise illustrated by S.Fung and
Y.Chun-tong, Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures,
Animals, Ornaments, Hong Kong, 1996, no.78.

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THREE SMALL WHITE JADE CARVINGS
Song/Ming Dynasty 112
Comprising of a pale green jade carving of a fish,
Song dynasty, naturalistically carved and incised
with detailed fins, 5cm (2in) long; together with a
jade goat, Ming dynasty, in a recumbent position
with legs tucked beneath its body and head facing
forward, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) long; and a pale green jade
carving of a recumbent ram, Ming dynasty or earlier,
depicted with long ridged horns, 3.6cm (1 1/2in)
long. (3).
£1,200 - 1,500
CNY11,000 - 14,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

宋 玉魚、明 玉臥羊、及明或更早 青白玉羊 一組
三件

For a related jade carving of a fish, Jin/Yuan dynasty,
see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum: Jadeware I, Shanghai, 2008,
no.244.
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