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134 AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BEIGE JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
HAN DYNASTY - SIX DYNASTIES
漢至六朝 玉瑞獸
the winged leonine beast standing four square, the compact rounded body tensed on four short legs, the long tail sweeping
from between the hind legs to rest on the left haunch, with finely incised lines detailing the mane and body, the translucent
gray stone with pale brown inclusions
Length 2¼ in., 5.8 cm
$ 300,000-500,000
PROVENANCE 來源
C.T. Loo, New York. 盧芹齋，紐約
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) 史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
EXHIBITED 展覽
An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades Arranged for 《An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades Arranged for
Norton Gallery of Art, C.T. Loo, Norton Gallery of Art, Norton Gallery of Art》，盧芹齋，諾頓美術館，佛州，1950年，
Florida, 1950, pl. LX, 3. 圖版LX, 3
出版
LITERATURE
Gustav Ecke, ‘Early Chinese Jades selected from Alfred 古斯塔夫•艾克，〈Early Chinese Jades selected from Alfred
Salmony’s posthumous work’, The Connoisseur, vol. Salmony’s posthumous work〉，《The Connoisseur》，卷
CXLVII, March-June 1961, p. 64, fig. 12. CXLVII，1961年3至6月，頁64，圖12
Alfred Salmony, Chinese Jade Through the Wei Dynasty, Alfred Salmony，《Chinese Jade Through the Wei
New York, 1963, pl. XXV-3, fig. 3. Dynasty》，紐約，1963年，圖版XXV-3，圖3
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