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A SUPERB WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'OX AND QILIN' GROUP 清初 十̸至十八世㈵初
EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY 白褐玉➐生麒麟擺Ы
The group is carved as a recumbent ox with vapor emerging from its mouth and a small qilin. Ϝ源
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The tails of both creatures are finely incised and the hooves of the ox are well-carved. The
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stone is of an even white tone with areas of russet.
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3¬ in. (9.2 cm.) long
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$200,000-300,000 $IJOFTF +BEFTǘ
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PROVENANCE:
Anthony Carter, London, 20 June 2007.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
LITERATURE:
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 82-83, no. 35.
The present jade is exceptional for its superb carving and use of high quality stone. A
white jade carving of a water buffalo reclining beside a small figure of a qilin exhaling
vapor from its mouth was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1428.
Qilin are believed to be the bringer of sons.

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