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1515 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. RALPH C.
MARCOVE, NEW YORK

1515

A RARE RECTANGULAR GREYISH-GREEN
JADE BELT PLAQUE WITH A SEATED
MUSICIAN
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

The rectangular plaque is carved in relief on
the front with a seated Central Asian man
playing a musical instrument, and the fat
reverse is pierced at the corners with bull-
nose attachment holes. The semi-translucent
stone is of greyish-green color.

2¿ in. (5.5 cm.) wide

$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE

Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001)
Collection, New York, before 1999.

唐 灰白玉胡人樂伎紋帶板

1516

A SMALL GREYISH-GREEN AND RUSSET
JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER

The seated, dragon-headed beast holds a
lotus bud in the right paw and a string of
beads in the left paw on the bent left knee.
The creature has pendulous breasts above a
protruding belly and is detailed with slightly
open jaws, an incised beard, a pair of long
curved horns, a knobby backbone and areas
of scales. The stone shades from pale greyish-
green to brown and opaque buff with russet
color.

2Ω in. (6.4 cm.) high

$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE

Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001)
Collection, New York, before 1981.

EXHIBITED

Indianapolis Museum of Art, Chinese Relics
from the Collection of Dr. Ralph Marcove, 3
March-12 April, 1981, no. 15.

LITERATURE

Y. Mino and J. Robinson, Chinese Relics from
the Collection of Dr. Ralph Marcove,1981, p. 22,
no. 15.

明或以前 灰青玉雕瑞獸把件

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