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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT P.
YOUNGMAN
427
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE HORSE
Ming/Qing Dynasty
The kneeling horse looking over its back, the tail swept to one
side and along with the mane well delineated, the stone with
pale inclusions and russet veining.
2 1/8in (5.2 cm) wide
$2,500 - 3,500

Provenance
Purchased in Hong Kong, 1964

Literature
Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection of Chinese
427 Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, p. 111

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT P. YOUNGMAN
428
PALE CELADON JADE THREE-LEGGED TOAD
Qing Dynasty
The seated toad looking upwards and simply modeled with a ridge
running down its otherwise smooth body, the ears and eyes simply
delineated, three legs and webbed feet encircling the underside.
1 3/4in (4 cm) wide
$1,500 - 2,500
The three-legged toad of the Daoist immortal Liu Hai became so
popular an image that its meaning would be understood independent
of the immortal himself. For further discussion of the subject, see
Therese Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, San
Francisco, 2006 p. 150, no. 6.24

For a brown and Yellow jade pendant of the same subject, see 428
Christie’s, Hong Kong, The Gerald Godfrey Private Collection of
Fine Chinese Jades, 30 October 1995, lot 857

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