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114 A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE
carving of a MYTHICAL ANIMAL
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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The stone is carved in the round as a recumbent
mythical animal with rounded eyes and a broad
snout. Its head is incised with finely detailed fur,
and its thick bushy tail is flicked to one side. The
pale yellowish-celadon stone is suffused with russet
streaks and inclusions.
2¡ in. (6.2 cm.) wide, stand
HK$60,000-80,000
US$7,800-10,000
Provenance:
The Feng Wen Tang Collection
EXHIBITED:
Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, Art &
Imitation in China, Hong Kong, 14 October to 17
December 2006, Catalogue, no. 47
明 青褐玉瑞獸把件
來源：
奉文堂珍藏
出版：
香港東方陶瓷學會，《馳騁古今—中國
藝術的仿摹與創新》，香港，2006 年 10
月 14 日至 12 月 17 日，圖錄圖版 47 號
114
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING
OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The carving is modelled as a recumbent mythical
beast with a long single horn, rounded eyes, broad
snout and bifurcated tail which is flicked to one
side. The softly polished stone has a faint celadon
undertone and concentrated areas of milky and
russet inclusions.
2¡ in. (6.2 cm.) long
HK$50,000-70,000
US$6,500-9,000
Provenance:
The Feng Wen Tang Collection
清 白玉瑞獸把件
來源：
奉文堂珍藏
