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LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE MYTHICAL BEAST
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The recumbent beast is carved with its head turned inward resting on its left shoulder, with a sharply defined spine and a bifurcated tail, and the underside is carved with four legs tucked under its body. The stone is of a yellowish-russet tone with dark brown inclusions.
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) across
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The recumbent beast is carved with its head turned inward resting on its left shoulder, with a sharply defined spine and a bifurcated tail, and the underside is carved with four legs tucked under its body. The stone is of a yellowish-russet tone with dark brown inclusions.
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) across
Provenance
Christie’s Hong Kong, Chinese Jades From The Private Collection Of Gerald Godfrey, 30 October 1995, lot 888.
Literature
Pacific Asia Museum, Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, Pasadena, 1986, no. 56.
Exhibited
Pasadena, Pacific Asia Museum, Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, 1986.
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986.
Dayton, The Dayton Art Institute, 1989.
Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1990-91.
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986.
Dayton, The Dayton Art Institute, 1989.
Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1990-91.
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