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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE MYTHICAL BEAST
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The animal is carved recumbent with its legs tucked underneath and its tail sweeping along its back leg.
Its ears are ficked back and its bulging eyes are carved above a ruyi-shaped snout. The mane, backbone,
and tail are detailed with fne incisions. The stone is of a celadon tone with pale and russet inclusions.
3Ω in. (9 cm.) long, wood stand
£30,000-50,000 $38,000-63,000
€35,000-58,000
A similar jade carving of a mythical beast is illustrated in Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983,
p. 176, no. 161. A further crouching mythical beast is illustrated in D. J. Dohrenwend, Chinese Jades in the
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1971.
明十七世紀 青玉帶皮瑞獸擺件
來源：歐洲私人珍藏
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