A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BEAR
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTOR
A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BEAR

SONG/MING DYNASTY (960-1644)

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A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BEAR
SONG/MING DYNASTY (960-1644)
The bear is carved in a sitting position, its tail tucked beneath it and its knees pulled up to its chest. One arm is by its side and the other is stretched upwards to scratch its ear. It bears an intricately carved mane, flowing down its back, over the shoulders. The stone is of a milky tone with some attractive russet and greyish inclusions.
1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) wide
Provenance
Inherited by the current owner's mother in 1962 in Britain, and thence by descent

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