A ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT RAM

EARLY HARDSTONE AND JADE CARVINGS PROPERTY OF A FAR EASTERN COLLECTOR

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A ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT RAM
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY

The plump figure carved with legs tucked beneath the body, the head facing forward carved with angular jaw and features and large curled horns, biconically drilled horizontally through the side, the clear stone with russet patination, minor chips to edges
1½in. (3.2cm.) long

Lot Essay

A similar pair of rock crystal rams was included in the Min Chiu Society exhibition, In Pursuit of Antiquities, Hong Kong Museum of Art, December 22, 1995-February 18, 1996, Catalogue, no. 186a and another pair in the exhibition, Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong Museum of Art, April 19, 1996-July 14, 1996, Catalogue, no. 51