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3765

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A
MYTHICAL BEAST
QING DYNASTY, 17TH – 18TH
CENTURY

the semicircular pebble skillfully modelled in the
form of a recumbent mythical beast, its lowered
head detailed with a pointed nose and almond-
shaped eyes beneath curled eyebrows, the
arched segmented spine terminating in a bushy
tail buried underneath the body, its front paws
held tightly together and pierced for attachment,
the jade of an even white tone suffused with
russet veins
7.5 cm, 3 in.

HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,600-38,400

清十七至十八十紀 白玉瑞獸

3766

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF
A DOG
17TH – 18TH CENTURY

sensuously modelled, the animal with its limbs
underneath its body and tail curled alongside its
rear haunches, its head perched atop the front
paws, detailed with round eyes, a long snout and
kidney-shaped ears, the stone of an attractive
even celadon-white tone with russet veins
9.6 cm, 3¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s Paris, 10th June 2009, lot 268.

HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,300
十七至十八世紀 青白玉臥犬
來源：
巴黎佳士得2009年6月10日，編號268

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