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A YELLOW JADE MYTHICAL BEAST
SONG - MING DYNASTY

worked as a crouching animal with bushy eyebrows and a
ridged spine ending in a tail swept up against hindquarters,
the head with ears pricked back and bulging eyes below bushy
brows, the yellow stone su used with russet-brown skin to the
underside and hind legs
Length 3⅜ in., 8.5 cm

$ 20,000-30,000

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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BROOKS AND
DOROTHY COFIELD

A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A CAT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

in recumbent pose, the body in a softly arced position with the
head resting on the front paws, the ears pointed back and the
tail coiled over neatly tucked hind legs, the lustrous stone of an
even white color, wood stand (2)
Width 2¾ in., 7 cm

PROVENANCE
S. Marchant & Son, London.
Collection of Bryant (1909-1992) and Mildred (1913-2015)
Dunn, Seattle, Washington.

$ 8,000-12,000

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S Marchant Son Mildred 1913 2015 Dunn
Bryant 1909 1992

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PROPERTY FROM A MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION

A WHITE JADE CARVING OF BITTER
MELONS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

carved in the round, the gnarled leafy stem in openwork and
extending the length of the melon in three branches issuing a
curled baby melon, the knobby melon skin, veins of the leaves,
and knots in the branches all in relief, wood stand (2)
Length 3½ in., 8.9 cm

PROVENANCE
Gump’s, San Francisco, 1979.

$ 6,000-8,000

Gump’s 1979 748
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