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Property from the collection of His Royal Highness The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) (Lots 4 - 25)
CHIMERE EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Details
CHIMERE EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
The recumbent beast is carved with its head turned to one side and its colied tailed resting against its body. Its thick eyebrows are finely incised and it bears a fierce expression on its face. The stone is of a milky white tone with some pale russet inclusions around the animal's back.
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) wide, wood stand
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
The recumbent beast is carved with its head turned to one side and its colied tailed resting against its body. Its thick eyebrows are finely incised and it bears a fierce expression on its face. The stone is of a milky white tone with some pale russet inclusions around the animal's back.
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) wide, wood stand
Provenance
The Collection of His Royal Highness The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), acquired in Asia between 1929 and 1935.
Further details
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY