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215 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF GEORGE C.C. HO

216 A SMALL WHITE JADE ‘ANIMAL’
210 SOTHEBY’S QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

carved from a pebble, its small legs and short tail tucked
against its rotund body, eyes gazing directly ahead over a
pointed nose, the ears slightly pricked, fur nely incised along
the body’s contours, pierced at the chest, the stone of milky
white color
Length 1½ in., 4 cm
PROVENANCE
C. K. Chan, New York.

$ 4,000-6,000

215

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF GEORGE C.C. HO

A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘CAMEL’
SONG - MING DYNASTY

carved in a recumbent position with its head raised looking
forward, the two humps on its back nely incised with fur, the
four legs neatly folded under the body, pierced through from
the back to the belly, the stone white with scattered russet
mottling
Length 1¾ in., 4.2 cm
PROVENANCE
C. K. Chan, New York.

$ 4,000-6,000

216

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF GEORGE C.C. HO

A WHITE JADE ‘HOUND’
SONG - MING DYNASTY

carved recumbent with its hind legs tucked beneath the
slender body and the forelegs folded in front, the head turned
to the back, three ribs showing at each side of the chest, the
smoothly polished stone with a faint celadon hue and opaque
white and russet inclusions
Length 2½ in., 6.3 cm
PROVENANCE
C. K. Chan, New York.

$ 6,000-8,000