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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CARVED WHITE JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
LATE MING DYNASTY
Details
A CARVED WHITE JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
LATE MING DYNASTY
The seal of square section is surmounted by a recumbent mythical beast, bixi, with its bushy tail and tortoise shell finely detailed. The base is carved with a four-character seal mark.
1 1/2 in. (4 cm.) wide, box
LATE MING DYNASTY
The seal of square section is surmounted by a recumbent mythical beast, bixi, with its bushy tail and tortoise shell finely detailed. The base is carved with a four-character seal mark.
1 1/2 in. (4 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
John Sparks Limited, London, 25 June 1985
R.W. Snowden, London
R.W. Snowden, London