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YUAN-QING DYNASTY (1279-1911)
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A CARVED JADE PENDANT AND A CARVED TURQUOISE RAM
YUAN-QING DYNASTY (1279-1911)
The jade of russet tone and carved as a mythical beast and the turquoise as a recumbent ram. Together with a rectangular hardwood stand.
The largest 3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide
YUAN-QING DYNASTY (1279-1911)
The jade of russet tone and carved as a mythical beast and the turquoise as a recumbent ram. Together with a rectangular hardwood stand.
The largest 3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Jade beast: A Private Collection.
Turquoise ram: Acquired in Hong Kong ,1980s.
Wood stand: Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, 1945.
Lionel Rosenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1967-68.
Turquoise ram: Acquired in Hong Kong ,1980s.
Wood stand: Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, 1945.
Lionel Rosenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1967-68.
Exhibited
Pasadena, Pacificulture-Asia Museum, 13 June–15 August 1976.
Jade beast: Pasadena, Pacific Asia Museum, 1986.
New York, Christie’s, Small Pleasures: Chinese Works of Art from an Important Private American Collection, 15-20 March 2013.
Jade beast: Pasadena, Pacific Asia Museum, 1986.
New York, Christie’s, Small Pleasures: Chinese Works of Art from an Important Private American Collection, 15-20 March 2013.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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