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A SMALL WHITE JADE MYTHICAL BEAST, BIXIE
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Finely carved from a small pebble, the beast modelled with a single horn, its hooved legs tucked under its body, curled in a recumbent position, biting a lotus stem with the blossom resting on its back, the stone of a creamy-white tone with areas of russet inclusions
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Finely carved from a small pebble, the beast modelled with a single horn, its hooved legs tucked under its body, curled in a recumbent position, biting a lotus stem with the blossom resting on its back, the stone of a creamy-white tone with areas of russet inclusions
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 12 December 1989, lot 166
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 63
Exhibited
Christie's New York, 13-26 March 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004