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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 678

A CARVED YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, YUAN / MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD

A CARVED YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
YUAN / MING DYNASTY
元 / 明 黃玉瑞獸

carved in the round crouching on its four paws, with bulging eyes and angular snout, its tail swept up resting on its back, the stone
of light yellow color with celadon tinge and mottled with a few patches of russet

Length 1½ in., 4 cm

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