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A mottled jade carving of a
172 reclining water buffalo
Ming Dynasty
173 The tethered beast with the head resting on
70 | Bonhams the front legs, tucked beneath the body, the
tail flicked over the rear right haunch, the rope
coiled over the back, to the side of the well-
defined backbone, the pale green stone with
mottled brown, mushroom and red flecked
markings.
7.5cm (3in) long.

£3,000 - 4,000
CNY29,000 - 39,000
HK$35,000 - 47,000

Exhibited
S. Marchant & Son, 70th Anniversary
Exhibition of Post Archaic Chinese Jades,
London 1995, no. 82 (label).

172
A grey and russet jade ‘cat and
dragonfly’ group
Late Ming Dynasty
The recumbent feline delicately carved with
diminutive features and clasping a dragonfly’s
wing in its mouth, the paws and fur finely
detailed, the sinuous curling tail tucked in and
peeking out of the left hind leg, the stone of a
pale grey tone with mottled white and russet
inclusions.
6.5cm (2½in) long

£1,000 - 2,000
CNY9,700 - 19,000
HK$12,000 - 24,000

The Property of a Lady.

173
A grey jade recumbent lion and
cub
18th century
The recumbent lion carved in darker jade with
the head turned around to face the cub, the
young carved in pale grey-white jade, resting
on the rear haunch and flicked up tail.
5.4cm (2.1/8in) long.

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY19,000 - 29,000
HK$24,000 - 35,000