Lot Essay
The sanyang also symbolizes spring, and when three goats appear with the taiji (yinyang symbol) it represents a wish for 'a new start with auspicious possibilities and chances for prosperity'.
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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
TWO SMALL JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
17TH/18TH CENTURY
One a pale russet-yellow jade figure of a recumbent horse with head turned backwards, the softly polished stone of pale russet-tinged yellow color; the other a pale yellow-green and pale russet jade carving of three recumbent rams (sanyang) centered by a yinyang symbol enveloped by vapor
2 3/8 and 2 1/8 in. (6 and 5.4 cm.) long (2)
17TH/18TH CENTURY
One a pale russet-yellow jade figure of a recumbent horse with head turned backwards, the softly polished stone of pale russet-tinged yellow color; the other a pale yellow-green and pale russet jade carving of three recumbent rams (sanyang) centered by a yinyang symbol enveloped by vapor
2 3/8 and 2 1/8 in. (6 and 5.4 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Doris and Alexander Wallen Collection.