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A SUPERBLY CARVED 清十八世紀 紅玉髓雕臥獸
AND EXTREMELY RARE
來源：
CARNELIAN FIGURE OF A S. Marchant & Son Ltd，倫敦
MYTHICAL BEAST
QING DYNASTY, 18TH
CENTURY
the recumbent animal with legs tucked underneath its
body, its head turned sharply backwards looking towards its
bifurcated tail, surmounted by a single horn between angular
scrolled ears, its mouth gently opened revealing the neatly
arranged teeth, the bushy eyebrows, fur and curled tail finely
incised, the stone of a rich vermillion-red with milky-white
veins, wood stand
9 cm, 3½ in.
PROVENANCE
S. Marchant & Son Ltd, London.
HK$ 800,000-1,200,000
US$ 103,000-154,000
70 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
