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19TH-20TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'CAT AND MILLET' GROUP
19TH-20TH CENTURY
The group is carved and pierced with two intertwined cats, each trailing a leafy sprig of millet in its mouth, their paws tucked beneath them. The stone is of an even white tone, with areas of russet skin.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) wide, wood stand
19TH-20TH CENTURY
The group is carved and pierced with two intertwined cats, each trailing a leafy sprig of millet in its mouth, their paws tucked beneath them. The stone is of an even white tone, with areas of russet skin.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) wide, wood stand
Provenance
Private European Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s and 1980s.
Special notice
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