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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 清十八世紀 白玉瑞獸
FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 白玉質，局部沁斑，立體圓雕。瑞獸蹲臥，前
肢合攏呈八字形。粗眉圓眼，目視一側，嘴微
depicted recumbent with outstretched paws, 張，大耳，背部凸脊，獸尾蓬鬆翻捲一旁。
the head rendered turned towards the right and
detailed with bulging eyes above flaring nostrils 此器玉質溫潤，雕工簡練樸實，面部表情刻劃
and a broad snout, the stylised floppy ears picked 傳神逼真，憨厚可愛。
out with a scrolling motif, flanking a bulge atop
the centre of its head, the body further worked
with a knobbly spine terminating in a bushy tail
swept against the side, the even white stone
highlighted with thin russet streaks, wood stand
7.6 cm, 3 in.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,700-52,000
