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A WHITE JADE LION
17TH/18TH CENTURY
carved recumbent with legs tucked beneath the rounded body and tail
swished round under the chin, the head slightly raised and with large
bulging eyes, the stone of very pale celadon-white colour
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EXHIBITED
Winter Exhibition, Roger Keverne, London, 2006, cat. no. 97.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,300-29,000 US$ 2,500-3,750
Winter Exhibition Roger Keverne 2006 97
For footnote see p. 136
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