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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW ENGLAND COLLECTOR
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF TWO MYTHICAL BEASTS
18TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF TWO MYTHICAL BEASTS
18TH CENTURY
The group is carved in openwork as two recumbent beasts coiled and facing each other, each clutching a lingzhi in its mouth.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) wide
18TH CENTURY
The group is carved in openwork as two recumbent beasts coiled and facing each other, each clutching a lingzhi in its mouth.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) wide
Exhibited
Pasadena, Pacific Asia Museum, Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, 1986.