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FIVE JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS & A JADE DRUM-SHAPED Provenance:
BEAD Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1916
Late Qing Dynasty The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1916-present
The elephant resting on four feet, the head and the trunk swept to
the left, pierced under the elephant’s ear for stringing, the pale stone 來源：
stained black in areas; the slender hound resting its head between the Samuel T. Peters 1916 年贈
paws, pierced under the chin, the pale stone altered brown and russet; 大都會藝術博物館，1916 年迄今
the pug in a recumbent pose with its head raised, pierced under the
jaw, the pale stone stained black in areas; the recumbent dog turning The seal with a mythical beast knob may be read as: 吉日
its head back towards the tail, pierced under the chin over the back,
the white stone stained black in areas; the mythical beast crouching
on a circular block, perforated under the chin, the underside inscribed
with two seal characters, the pale stone altered black and brown in
areas; the small bead carved in the shape of a drum, decorated with a
row of bosses on either end, perforated through the waist for stringing,
the ‘chicken bone’ stone stained black at one end. (6)
Animals: 1 1/16in to 2in (2.7cm to 5.1cm) long;
Drum: 11/16in (1.8cm) high

$2,500 - 3,500
清末 小件玉雕動物五件 鼓形玉勒子一件

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

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