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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT
COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
918
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE
PHOENIX-FORM PENDANT
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The pendant is carved as a seated phoenix
with long, openwork, tail feathers that
rise above the wings and the head which is
carved with a small beak and circular eyes.
The stone of warm white color has some
opaque mottling and russet color.
3¿ in. (7.8 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta,
Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art,
Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973
to September 1980.
明 白玉雕鳳鳥珮

918
919
A WHITE AND RUSSET
JADE ARCHAISTIC
‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ PLAQUE
MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY,
16TH-18TH CENTURY
The thick, fattened plaque is carved as a
recumbent beast shown facing forward with
open jaws, a single horn that sweeps back
from the brow, an upward-curved tail that
is scrolled at the tip, and is decorated on the
sides with archaistic motifs and thread-relief
scrolls that defne the legs. The white stone
has some small areas of russet color.
3º in. (8.3 cm.) wide
$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection,
Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art,
Atlanta, Georgia, 1973 to late 1970s.
明/清初 白玉仿古瑞獸飾

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