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A BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘BADGERS’
GROUP
MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
the black and white parts of the stone skilfully worked as a
pair of adjacent recumbent badgers, each animal detailed with
funnel-shaped ears above rounded eyes
3.4 cm, 1¼ in.
HK$ 15,000-25,000
US$ 1,950-3,250
明或更早 墨白玉巧雕雙歡
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A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A LION
LATE MING – EARLY QING DYNASTY
portrayed recumbent with the head turned to the left and the
front paws placed together at the front, the beast depicted
revealing its teeth below its bulging eyes and flaring nostrils,
the spine subtly defined and terminating in a bushy tail swept
over its haunch, the stone of a white colour
4.5 cm, 1¾ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,600-3,850
明末至清初 白玉卧獅
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