THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
THREE PALE GRAYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY
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THREE PALE GRAYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY
One an elephant with a coral branch and a horn tied with a ribbon placed atop the fringed blanket draped over its back; the second a recumbent water buffalo with a young boy holding the lead in one hand and a willow switch in the other sprawled on the animal's broad back; the third a carving of a qilin with two of its young, each with a single horn and with finely incised hair markings, chip
3 3/8, 3 3/4 and 5 3/4in. (8.5, 9.5 and 14.6cm.) long (3)
One an elephant with a coral branch and a horn tied with a ribbon placed atop the fringed blanket draped over its back; the second a recumbent water buffalo with a young boy holding the lead in one hand and a willow switch in the other sprawled on the animal's broad back; the third a carving of a qilin with two of its young, each with a single horn and with finely incised hair markings, chip
3 3/8, 3 3/4 and 5 3/4in. (8.5, 9.5 and 14.6cm.) long (3)