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A GROUP OF THREE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVED ANIMALS
A GROUP OF THREE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS The first a recumbent winged beast facing a pole supporting two
The first depicting a seated hen encircled by a gaggle of chicks along additional small chilong dragons, the stone of translucent gray and
the base, carved from stone of mottled dark buff color and drilled brown hues; the second a recumbent horned camel-like animal in
for suspension; the second a recumbent archaistic beast, possibly a an elaborate saddle, the gray stone displaying isolated patches of
tiger but covered in shallow raised relief archaistic patterns, the stone russet; the third an unusual combination of a waterfowl and long-
layered in contrasting hues of cranberry and gray-green; the third horn ram, carved from similar colored stone.
an unusual squatting beast, its lengthy curved horns and the small 3 1/2in (9cm) length of first and largest
stylized bird clasped upon its knees completing an irregular ovoid
silhouette, the stone of grayish hue striated in notable veins of russet. US$1,000 - 1,500
2 3/8in (6cm) length of second and longest
US$1,000 - 1,500
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