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A RARE CREAMY-CELADON AND RUSSET JADE MODEL OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)
宋-明 青玉瑞獸
The robustly modelled beast is carved prowling with its head facing forwards. Its head has two short horns
and the body is decorated with fame-style designs. The tail is bifurcated and fnely detailed. The stone is
of a creamy celadon tone with some light russet inclusions.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) long
£8,000-12,000 $13,000-18,000
€11,000-16,000
PROVENANCE:
From a private collection amassed in the 1980s.
See an animal in an identical pose and with similar hair markings illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals,
The Urban Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1996, p. 143, no. 123. See another animal
of similar form and stone included in Chinese Jade, An Important Private Collection, Spink & Son Ltd.,
London, 28 November 1991, p. 49, no. 105.
來源:私人珍藏；購自1980年代
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