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THE PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
AN UNUSUAL GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL
17TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL
17TH CENTURY
The recumbent beast carved with head turned slightly to its right and with mouth open exposing the large, protruding teeth, with fierce expression and intent gaze above the ruyi-head form nose, a large curved horn set in back of its head amidst finely carved tufts of hair and between downcast ears, its pointed, bushy tail parted in curls and flicked up onto its haunches, which are outlined by wave-shaped scrolls
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
17TH CENTURY
The recumbent beast carved with head turned slightly to its right and with mouth open exposing the large, protruding teeth, with fierce expression and intent gaze above the ruyi-head form nose, a large curved horn set in back of its head amidst finely carved tufts of hair and between downcast ears, its pointed, bushy tail parted in curls and flicked up onto its haunches, which are outlined by wave-shaped scrolls
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1970s.