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A CELADON JADE ‘BUFFALO AND QILIN’
GROUP
QING DYNASTY

worked as a recumbent buffalo with head turned to the left and hind legs
tucked beneath its body, rendered with flaring nostrils and alert eyes,
crowned with long ribbed horns, the body accentuated with a strong curved
spine terminating in a finely incised bushy tail, with a small qilin scaling its
rear, a grey-green stone with slight brown inclusions
 , ½ .
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,300-29,000 US$ 2,500-3,750

For footnote see p. 134

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