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A SUPERBLY CARVED YELLOW 明 黃玉瑞獸
AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A
MYTHICAL BEAST 展覽：
MING DYNASTY 《金木水火土：香港文物收藏精品展》，香港
藝術館，香港，2002年
skilfully rendered in the round in the form of a
crouching mythical beast, the figure portrayed
alert with piercing globular eyes above a well-
defined snout and finely incised beard falling
to its chest, all below stylised floppy ears, the
rounded bodily contours highlighted with a
defined backbone terminating in a bushy tail
sweeping up against the haunches and body, the
lustrous warm yellow stone extensively mottled
with dark russet patches, wood stand
7.7 cm, 3 in.
EXHIBITED
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of
Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2002.
HK$ 1,000,000-1,500,000
US$ 129,000-194,000
36 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
