EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A SUPERB WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'OX AND QILIN' GROUP
EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a recumbent ox with vapor emerging from its mouth and a small qilin. The tails of both creatures are finely incised and the hooves of the ox are well-carved. The stone is of an even white tone with areas of russet.
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long

Provenance

Anthony Carter, London, 20 June 2007.
The LJZ Collection, United States.

Literature

A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 82-83, no. 35.

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Lot Essay

The present jade vis exceptional for its superb carving and use of high quality stone. A white jade carving of a water buffalo reclining beside a small figure of a qilin exhaling vapor from its mouth was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1428. Qilin are believed to be the bringer of sons.

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