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PROPERTY FROM A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF CHI DRAGONS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Details
A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF CHI DRAGONS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The stone is well carved in high relief with four intertwining chi dragons with bi-furcated horns and tails playing amidst wispy clouds. Their young is carved out of the black part of the stone grasping a stem in its mouth.
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) wide, stand, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The stone is well carved in high relief with four intertwining chi dragons with bi-furcated horns and tails playing amidst wispy clouds. Their young is carved out of the black part of the stone grasping a stem in its mouth.
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) wide, stand, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, formed during the 1950s and 1960s
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien