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Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 09:30 AM EDT

Lot 254

A RARE YELLOW JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, SONG - MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 USD

A RARE YELLOW JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
SONG - MING DYNASTY
宋至明 黃玉雕瑞獸把件

crouching on all fours with the tail curling over its back, the head in a raised position with an alert expression, accentuated with a
half-open mouth revealing sharp fangs below a bulbous nose, bulging eyes, incised whiskers and heavy eyebrows, the forehead
naturalistically marked with a rounded bump and flanked by a pair of pointed ears, the smoothly polished stone of an
attractive even greenish-yellow color

Length 2½ in., 6.5 cm

Provenance
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

Catalogue Note
The warm tone of this yellow jade is particularly suited to the soft features of this mythical creature and would have been
especially admired by a connoisseur of jade. Expertly modeled in the round, this figure features elements characteristic of Ming

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