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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
2879
A LARGE FINELY CARVED PALE CELADON
AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A
MYTHICAL BEAST AND CUB GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The large boulder is finely carved as a seated single-horned beast
with head turned backwards to face its three-stranded bushy tail,
its mouth issuing lingzhi-form cloud fumes, together with a smaller
cub by its neck. The stone is of a pale-greenish white tone with a
soft polish, with concentrated areas of russet ‘skin’.
7 Ω in. (19 cm.) long, box
HK$1,800,000-3,500,000 US$230,000-450,000
清十八世紀 青白玉巧雕瑞獸擺件
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