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55 This mythical figure is particularly finely carved, displaying masterful
A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE MYTHICAL carving in the lively depiction of the figure’s expression and skilfully
FIGURE PENDANT capturing a great sense of dynamic and fluid movement of the body.
Tang Dynasty
Superbly and deftly carved as an animated mythical figure, the face It is rare to find a similar Tang dynasty example of such a figure;
vividly rendered with a ferocious expression, menacing teeth and however, compare the similar carving style and the execution of the
muddled hair, kneeling on its left leg with the left hand holding the smooth body shape of the present lot to two other small white jade
other knee while the right hand grasping its curling tail, lavishly dressed figures, Tang dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the
with a waisted belt, the attractive translucent stone of even white tone Palace Museum: Jade 5 Tang, Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties,
suffused with russet inclusions. Beijing, 2011, pp.33-34, pls.14 and 16.
4cm (1 1/2in) high

HK$150,000 - 200,000
US$19,000 - 26,000

Provenance:
Cheung Tao Yin, Hong Kong, 1982
The Songzhutang collection, no.75

Published and Illustrated:
T.Fok, The Splendour of Jade: The Songzhutang Collection of Jade,
Hong Kong, 2011, pl.75