A SMALL PALE CELADON JADE ZODIAC FIGURE OF AN OX

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A SMALL PALE CELADON JADE ZODIAC FIGURE OF AN OX
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The seated, robed figure is carved with an ox head and holds a fly whisk in its right hand. Its horns, facial features and fly whisk are all finely detailed. The stone is of an even, pale celadon tone.
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

A complete set of twelve zodiac figures is illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 132-133, no. 111, each piece slightly smaller in size at 3.1 - 3.4 cm. high.

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