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ANOTHER PROPERTY
A SMALL YELLOW AND PALE BROWN JADE ELEPHANT
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL YELLOW AND PALE BROWN JADE ELEPHANT
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The elephant is shown in a recumbent position on top of a base of clouds, with its trunk swung to one side and the tail flicked to the other side. The stone is semi-opaque and softly polished.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long, wood and cloth stands
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The elephant is shown in a recumbent position on top of a base of clouds, with its trunk swung to one side and the tail flicked to the other side. The stone is semi-opaque and softly polished.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long, wood and cloth stands
Provenance
Dr. Ip Yee Collection.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Urban Council and Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Carving, 21 October 1983 - 24 December 1983, no. 151.
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