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A SMALL WHITE AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
MING DYNASTY
the recumbent beast resting on its belly with the legs tucked at either side, the head turned glancing back over the ridged spine, the face with an alert
expression and the ears folded down, long bracket-shaped eyebrows arching over bulging eyes and framing a small protuberant knot at the forehead,
incised lines extending down the sides delineating fur, the cream-colored stone veined in dark brown, spreading into a dark brown skin on one side

明 玉雕瑞獸把件
Length 1½ in., 3.8 cm
$ 3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd., New York. Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd.，紐約
EXHIBITED 展覽
A Private Collection of Early Chinese Jade Carvings, 《A Private Collection of Early Chinese Jade
Weisbrod Chinese Art Ltd., New York, 1994, cat. no. 9. Carvings》，Weisbrod Chinese Art Ltd.，紐
約，1994年，編號9

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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the figure in a recumbent pose with the head turning towards the bifurcated tufted tail, the rounded body slightly incurving, the back and front legs
tucked beneath, front paws pressed together, the stone a grayish-green color with milky inclusions and patches of russet at the face and front paws
清十九世紀 青白玉雕瑞獸把件

Length 2⅞ in., 7 cm
$ 3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd., New York, 10th December Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd.，紐約，2002年12月10日
2002.

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