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17TH CENTURY AND LATER
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FIVE JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
17TH CENTURY AND LATER
The group comprises a celadon and russet recumbent horse; a recumbent horse nuzzling its folded hind legs, the stone of a celadon and mottled tone; a seated dog, the stone of an even white tone. The fourth is carved as a clambering feline on a fan, the stone is of a grey and russet tone. The fifth is a celadon jade carving of a fish on a lotus leaf.
The largest 3 in. (7.5 cm.) wide
17TH CENTURY AND LATER
The group comprises a celadon and russet recumbent horse; a recumbent horse nuzzling its folded hind legs, the stone of a celadon and mottled tone; a seated dog, the stone of an even white tone. The fourth is carved as a clambering feline on a fan, the stone is of a grey and russet tone. The fifth is a celadon jade carving of a fish on a lotus leaf.
The largest 3 in. (7.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collector (d.1994).
The first, acquired in June 1985 in Hong Kong.
The first, acquired in June 1985 in Hong Kong.
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