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A MING DYNASTY MOTTLED JADE CARVING OF A
RAM WITH LINGZHI
Celadon, brown and black mottled jade, smooth surface
polish
China, Ming Dynasty

This auspicious jade figurine of a recumbent ram shows
classical Ming Dynasty style. The animal is shown with
its legs tucked under the body and with straight horns
that are stretching along the back. The ram is holding
the stem of a lingzhi spray in its mouth and the fungus is
carved in high relief to one side.
Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 4,2 cm (height), 6,3 cm (length), 2,7 cm
(width)
Condition: Very good condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: American private collection

Literature comparison: Christie’s, Fine Chinese Ceramics
and Works of Art, London, 8 November 2011, lot 148 (for
a ram sculpture of similar style, yet less refined than our
example).

㖶ẋ曺䘥䌱Ⱦ伲埼曰剅ȿ㒢ẞ
䌱ℭ悐⏰曺刚墸刚⍲湹刚䴖䉨炻堐朊⃱㹹䳘兑
ᷕ⚳炻㖶ẋ
忁⎒㕄幢叿䘬⎱䤍䌱伲⃭↮栗䣢Ḯ㖶ẋ⁛䴙䌱晽桐㟤ˤ⬫
䘬儧啷⛐幓橼ᶳ㕡炻伲奺㱧⼴側Ỡ⯽ˤ ℔伲䘬◜墉⣦叿曰
剅炻曚↢䘬曰剅晽⇣䱦伶ˤ

⼊䉨晐⼊
⯢⮠烉4,2x6,3x2,7 cm (檀x攟x ⮔)
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑㹓㼌 25
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伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 A 17 / 18 CENTURY CELADON ⋩ᶫ军⋩ℓᶾ䲨曺䌱晽䋭⫸
㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟⍲ⶍ喅⑩˫炻ΐ㔎炻2011⸜11 AND RUSSET JADE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ 曺䌱ⷞ㰩炻堐朊⃱㹹
㚰8㖍炻148嘇㉵⑩炷䚠Ụ忈✳䘬⮷伲炻Ữ㭼ㆹᾹ䘬㉵⑩㚜 CARVING ᷕ⚳炻⋩ᶫ军⋩ℓᶾ䲨
≈䱦䶣炸 Pale celadon color jade with russet
inclusions, smooth surface polish 忁ẞ䌱Ⱉ⫸晽⇣ㆸ䋭⫸再⦧ˤ ⬫䘬柕⚆廱
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Estimate EUR 1.000,- China, 17 / 18 century ㈻ỷ冒⶙䘬⯦⶜炻⽆侴曚↢䈁滺ˤ䛤䤆䓇
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Starting price EUR 500,- ≽炻⻝攳䘬滣⫼␴㲊㴒⼊䘬俛㛝炻⋈Ṣ㸾䡢
This jade pebble is carved in the shape ⛘㋽㋱ỷ共悐堐ねˤ⛐⯦悐␴⇵䇒ᷳ攻䘬
of a Buddhist lion, in a recumbent 㚚䶂嗽㚱ℑᾳ⮷䘬䵚䉨⋨➇炻䓐㕤ㆠ㍃ˤ
posture. The beast has its head turned to
grasp its own tail and thereby reveals a ⼊䉨烉 晐⼊侴晽
reticulated fang. The face with the bulging ⯢⮠烉3,4 x 7 x 4,8 cm (檀x攟x⮔)
eyes, flared nostrils and wavy ears is ⑩䚠列⤥炻 ⊭㻧䳘兑
expressively captured. At the curve of the ❫慴⃳·㻊䥹⃳Erik Hancock 㓞啷炻⸽悐⎗
tail and between the front paws are two 夳㓞啷㧁䯥⍇ẞ
small reticulated areas, for suspension. 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟冯ⶍ喅
⑩˫炻2017⸜11㚰7㖍炻ΐ㔎炻26嘇㉵⑩ (ᶨẞ
Shape: Figural rounded shape with ⎗䚠Ụ䘬曺䌱ⷞ㰩䋭⫸炻⯢⮠䦵⣏)
reticulation
Dimensions: 3,4 cm (height), 7 cm Estimate EUR 1.000,-
(length), 4,8 cm (width) Starting price EUR 500,-
Condition: Good condition with extensive
hand patina
Provenance: Collection of Erik Hancock;
original label on the underside

Literature comparison: Christie’s, Fine
Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 7
November 2017, London, lot 26 (for a
comparable celadon and russet jade carving
of a Buddhist lion, slightly larger in size)

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