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PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION / Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983, pl. 147. See
A YELLOW JADE MYTHICAL BEAST an earlier precedent attributed to the Tang dynasty and
illustrated in J. J. Schedel, The Splendor of Jade, New York,
MING DYNASTY 1974, pl. 5.
recumbent with all four legs tucked beside the body and the A related example sold at Christie’s London, 28th March
bushy tail swept against the left haunch, the head raised with 2007, lot 175. Another similar example with its head turned
an alert expression, the flaring nostrils and large round eyes to the left sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd October 2017,
beneath curled eyebrows, a single horn between the ears, lot 3762.
the back finely incised with fur, the base with two drilled
holes for suspension, the softly polished stone of warm ⊖ $ 20,000-30,000
yellow tone with patches of russet
Width 2⅛ in., 5.3 cm 明 黃玉瑞獸
PROVENANCE
來源：
Collection of Charlotte and George McDonald Goldsack, Charlotte 及 George McDonald Goldsack 伉儷收藏，得
acquired circa the 1930s, and thence by descent.
於約1930年代，此後家族傳承
Compare to two related examples attributed to the Song-
Ming dynasty, one exhibited and published in Chinese Jades
from Han to Ching, Asia Society, New York, 1980, cat. no.
49; the other one published in Dr. Ip Yee, Zhongguo yudiao

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE 明 青玉刻歲寒三友圖海棠式花觚
COLLECTION
題識：
A CELADON JADE ‘THREE FRIENDS OF 御製
WINTER’ GU-FORM BEAKER VASE 性是白鶴孤 形乃蒼龍偃 試問如擇交 可能遺楚畹
MING DYNASTY 右松
of quadrilobed section, the bulbous body rising from a tall 倪迂瀟灑枝 自取性情驗 鳯影将龍文 毋乃失華贍
foot, the sides carved with branches of pine, bamboo and 右竹
prunus, the flaring mouth later-inscribed with an imperial 為愛衝寒意 聊成照水枝 逋翁得句後 祇合罷言詩
poem 右梅
Height 4¼ in., 10.8 cm
來源：
PROVENANCE
紐約佳士得1993年12月2日，編號67
Christie’s New York, 2nd December 1993, lot 67.
$ 10,000-15,000

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