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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
A WHITE, BLACK AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST AND CUB
Details
A WHITE, BLACK AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST AND CUB
The group is boldly carved with a horned leonine beast with luxurious, well-incised mane and curled bifurcated tail wrestling with its cub. The stone is of a white color with patches of dark grey and russet mottling.
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) long
The group is boldly carved with a horned leonine beast with luxurious, well-incised mane and curled bifurcated tail wrestling with its cub. The stone is of a white color with patches of dark grey and russet mottling.
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Dameron Ltd.
Literature
J. Ayers, A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the Worrell Collection, London, 1993, cover and no. 19.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist