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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’
GROUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY

carved in the form of two mythical beasts, one depicted recumbent with its
head turned towards its rear grasping a lingzhi stem in its mouth, a smaller
one clambering atop its neck, stone of a brownish-celadon colour with russet
inclusions
. , ½ .
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 38,600-58,000 US$ 5,000-7,500

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