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A WHITE JADE MODEL OF A HORSE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The recumbent horse is carved carrying scrolls on the back, with fne incisions
to the mane and tail. The underside is detailed with scrolling waves. The stone
is of a pale tone with minor greyish inclusions and snowy fecks.
4 in. (10.1 cm.) long
£8,000-10,000 $12,000-14,000
€11,000-13,000
清康熙 白玉臥馬
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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE MODEL OF A BEAR
SONG/MING DYNASTY 12TH-15TH CENTURY
The reclining beast is modelled with the head turned to one side, the legs are
tucked under the body and the tail is swept over the hind quarters. The stone is
of a mottled tone with russet areas.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) long.
£4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,400
€5,100-7,600
PROVENANCE:
The collection of James W. and Marilyn Alsdorf, Chicago.
Sotheby’s Chicago, Centuries of Style, 12 April 1999, no. 606.
With Marchant, London.
EXHIBITED:
Marchant, London, 75th Anniversary Exhibition of Post Archaic Chinese Jades
from Private Collections, 2000, p. 93, no. 73.
宋/明 十二/十五世紀 青玉臥熊
來源:芝加哥James W. and Marilyn Alsdorf舊藏，於1999年4
月12日購自蘇富比芝加哥，拍品第606號
出版: 《75th Anniversary Exhibition of Post Archaic Chinese
Jades from Private Collection》 Marchant，倫敦，第93頁，
圖版73號
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