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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT P. YOUNGMAN
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A CELADON JADE RECUMBENT CAMEL
Song/Ming Dynasty
Of slightly curving form, the camel kneeling and looking back over its
right shoulder, the humps naturalistically leaning, the hooves, mane
and beard of the animal neatly delineated, the stone with natural brown
veining primarily to the reverse side, pierced vertically for suspension.
2 1/4in (5.8 cm) wide
$12,000 - 18,000

For another Song/Ming Dynasty brown and yellow jade camel of larger
size and looking forward rather than backward, see Christie’s, Hong
Kong, The Gerald Godfrey Private Collection of Fine Chinese Jades, 30
October 1995, lot 857

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