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

Lot 227

A LARGE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, QING DYNASTY,
QIANLONG PE RIOD
Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 USD

A LARGE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 黃玉雕瑞獸擺件

well carved, crouching on its four powerful legs as if preparing to pounce, its head turned gently to the left, detailed with a short,
curled pointy beard, a long snout, bulging eyes, and a finely incised mane flanked by a pair of large furled ears, its pronounced
ridged spine terminating in a long bushy tail swept against the right haunch, the softly polished stone of greenish-yellow tone with
some areas of russet coloration and occasional natural fissures, wood stand (2)

Length 5⅞ in., 15 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
Outstanding for the playful yet dynamic rendering of the mythical beast and its impressive size, this carving successfully captures
the supernatural vitality of the creature. The notched spine and muscular body which is poised as though ready for action, along

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