Page 10 - 2019 September 9th Bonhams Important Chinese Works of Art

804
A YELLOW AND BROWN JADE MYTHICAL
BEAST
17th century or earlier
Carved in a recumbent posture with the broad flat
head with floppy ears and expressive face turned to
the right, the spine with a row of prominent knobs,
terminating in a bushy tail swept to the left, the
yellowish-green stone with some brown and cloudy
inclusions, and natural fissures.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) long

804 $2,500 - 4,000
十七世紀或更早 褐斑黃玉雕臥瑞獸把件

805
A CELADON JADE MYTHICAL BEAST
19th century
Carved with legs bent and tucked under the body,
the dragon-like head turned gently to the left and
crowned with a pair of antlers above a finely-incised
mane, partially covering the knobbly spine, the hair
on the long bushy tail divided into three sections
and swept to the left, the lustrous stone with some
cloudy-white and brown inclusions.
3in (7.6cm) long

$3,000 - 5,000
805
十九世紀 青玉雕瑞獸擺件

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