Lot Essay
See the jade qilin illustrated by J.Rawson in Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing, p.373, no.26:17
MID/LATE QING DYNASTY
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A YELLOW-GREEN JADE RECUMBENT QILIN
mid/late qing dynasty
Naturalistically carved with head and body curving round to the left, with teeth bared below the thick eyebrows and single short horn, the bushy tail curled up onto the left haunch, the stone of even tone with some areas of russet skin and inclusions
4in. (10cm.) long
mid/late qing dynasty
Naturalistically carved with head and body curving round to the left, with teeth bared below the thick eyebrows and single short horn, the bushy tail curled up onto the left haunch, the stone of even tone with some areas of russet skin and inclusions
4in. (10cm.) long