Lot Essay
Compare a similarly modeled elephant illustrated in S. Nott, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, New York, 1937, pl. LXX.
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19TH CENTURY
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A CELADON-GREEN JADE ELEPHANT
19th Century
The massive beast standing foursquare upon a cloud-form base with head turned playfully to one side with trunk upraised, the stone a grayish green with white and black inclusions
6in. (15.2cm.) high
19th Century
The massive beast standing foursquare upon a cloud-form base with head turned playfully to one side with trunk upraised, the stone a grayish green with white and black inclusions
6in. (15.2cm.) high