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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A YELLOW JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
细节
A YELLOW JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The stone is carved in the round in the form of a recumbent elephant with its head turned sharply back, his tail flicked to one side. The mottled yellow stone has concentrated areas of calcification particularly to the underside.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) long
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The stone is carved in the round in the form of a recumbent elephant with its head turned sharply back, his tail flicked to one side. The mottled yellow stone has concentrated areas of calcification particularly to the underside.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) long