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HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) AND LATER
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FOUR JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) AND LATER
The group comprises a recumbent buffalo, the stone is of a celadon tone with mottled inclusions and areas of calcification; a reclining fox with its cubs, the stone is of a white tone with russet inclusions; a goose, the stone is of a dark grey tone with mottled inclusions; a bead in the form of a stylised crouching tiger, the celadon stone is is mottled with inclusions and areas of calcification.
The largest 3 in. (7 cm.) wide, one wood stand
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) AND LATER
The group comprises a recumbent buffalo, the stone is of a celadon tone with mottled inclusions and areas of calcification; a reclining fox with its cubs, the stone is of a white tone with russet inclusions; a goose, the stone is of a dark grey tone with mottled inclusions; a bead in the form of a stylised crouching tiger, the celadon stone is is mottled with inclusions and areas of calcification.
The largest 3 in. (7 cm.) wide, one wood stand
Provenance
Private East Asian Collector (d.1994).
The first, acquired on 18 June 1983 in Hong Kong.
The second, acquired in 1990 from a collector.
The third, acquired in June 1985 in Hong Kong.
The fourth, acquired in 1989 from a collector.
The first, acquired on 18 June 1983 in Hong Kong.
The second, acquired in 1990 from a collector.
The third, acquired in June 1985 in Hong Kong.
The fourth, acquired in 1989 from a collector.
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