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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A RABBIT
17th/18th century A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A
Carved with ears flat along its back and decorated with low relief MYTHICAL BEAST
scrolls along the legs and spine, drilled with a vertical hole for 19th century
suspension, the white stone with golden and brownish patches.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) long The crouching beast carved with upturned ears, its head turned to the
$3,000 - 5,000
left over its front paws, the spine curving towards the haunches and
十七或十八世紀 褐斑白玉兔形把件
the tail tucked underneath, the pale stone with some russet streaks

and darker inclusions.

2 3/4in (7cm) long

$3,000 - 5,000

8121 十九世紀 褐斑青玉祥獸擺件
A GRAY JADE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ CARVING
Of flattened form, carved in a Ming style with the beast resting on its The present lot is carved in a Ming style but can be more closely
rear haunches with tail swept up the back, the head held high facing related to another beast dated to the 19th century in the collection of
forward with large bulbous eyes, the stone of grey tone with rich black the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: see Michael Knight, He Li
inclusions, pierced for suspension. and Terese Tse Bartholomew, Later Chinese Jades: Ming Dynasty to
2in (5.1cm) high Early Twentieth Century, San Francisco, p. 78, no. 55.
$2,000 - 3,000

灰玉祥獸形墜

A similar beast-form toggle was sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street,
sale 10240, 10 November 2003, lot 474.

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