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A FINELY CARVED JADE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’
PAPERWEIGHT
MING DYNASTY

carved in the form of a recumbent mythical beast, its ß attened
body crouched on all fours, the face well deÞ ned by bulbous
eyes, ß ared nostrils and furrowed eyebrows, with a long wavy
mane, its thick feathery beard spreading across its chest, and
the bifurcated tail tucked under itself, the stone of a mottled
whitish-grey tone with black russet and inclusions
12.5 cm., 4⅞ in.
಴ £ 25,000-30,000
HK$ 277,000-332,000 US$ 35,200-42,300

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A WHITE JADE ‘RAFT’ GROUP 99
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
carved with two scholars seated in the rear of the raft,
examining a lingzhi beneath gnarled branches, with a basket of
further lingzhi to the front, the stone of an even white tone
17 cm, 6¾ in.
಴ £ 15,000-20,000
HK$ 166,000-221,000 US$ 21,200-28,200

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