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TWO PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE THREE JADE ‘BUDDHIST LIONS’ A GROUP OF FOUR LARGE JADE
BIXIE GROUPS ANIMALS
Late Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty Comprising: a white jade squatting bear with
The beasts’ heads both with open jaws in Comprising: a white jade lion group, the head fierce expression and the frontal paws resting
ferocious expressions framed by long beards, turned to the left with a fierce expression on his legs; a yellow jade seated beast; a
with wings issuing from the front legs, one showing fangs and even teeth, a lion cub white jade group of two Buddhist lions with
proudly standing with the tail curled over the climbing on the side; a pale green jade a ball; and a yellow and russet jade figure of
hind legs, the other bixie recumbent with a recumbent lion group with a cub on its back; lion with his head turned back and the eyes
bifurcated tail. and a pale green jade group with two lions gazing up.
The largest: 7.5cm (3in) wide (2). playing with a beribboned brocade ball. The largest: 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long (4).
The largest: 8cm (3 1/8in) wide (3).
£700 - 1,000 £800 - 1,200
HK$7,400 - 11,000 £800 - 1,200 HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY6,200 - 8,800 HK$8,500 - 13,000 CNY7,100 - 11,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance: The Livingston Collection. Provenance: The Livingston Collection.
Label no. 173. Provenance: The Livingston Collection. Labels nos. 25, 95 and 127.
Label no. 54.

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