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A PALE GREY JADE ‘QILIN AND BOOK’
CARVING
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
the fabulous animal depicted recumbent with hoofed legs tucked underneath
the rotund body and its head turned to the left, depicted with an alert
expression with flaring nostrils and round eyes framed by bushy eyebrows,
with finely detailed mane and scales, its mouth issuing a stream of scrolling
ruyi clouds supporting a book covered in floral diapers on its back, the
translucent stone of a light grey colour mottled with black specks
. , ⅛ .
£ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 193,000-290,000 US$ 24,900-37,300
For footnote see p. 133
MENAGERIE 55
