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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN ESTATE
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON-FISH
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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON-FISH
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The two-horned mythical creature carved with bulging eyes and mouth agape, modelled on its back semi-submerged among foaming waves rising around the body to join the swirling clouds above, the scaly body with large curling fins and bifurcated tail, the stone ranging from a celadon tone to a dark russet tone around the base
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) wide, stand
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The two-horned mythical creature carved with bulging eyes and mouth agape, modelled on its back semi-submerged among foaming waves rising around the body to join the swirling clouds above, the scaly body with large curling fins and bifurcated tail, the stone ranging from a celadon tone to a dark russet tone around the base
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) wide, stand