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18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO PALE CELADON JADE ZODIAC FIGURES
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Each robed figure is seated, the first is carved with an ox head and carries a fly-whisk, the second is carved with a horse head and carries a fan. The facial details, mane and tails are all finely incised and the stones are of a pale even celadon tone.
The larger 2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Each robed figure is seated, the first is carved with an ox head and carries a fly-whisk, the second is carved with a horse head and carries a fan. The facial details, mane and tails are all finely incised and the stones are of a pale even celadon tone.
The larger 2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s and 1980s.
Special notice
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