Lot Essay
The combination of eagle (ying) and bear (xiong) provides the rebus for yingxiong, meaning 'champion' or 'hero'.
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17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A MOTTLED GREY JADE 'EAGLE AND BEAR' GROUP
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a recumbent bear looking over its shoulders at an eagle that is perched on its back. The fur and feathers of the animal and bird are finely incised. The stone is of a pale grey tone streaked with dark grey and brown veins.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a recumbent bear looking over its shoulders at an eagle that is perched on its back. The fur and feathers of the animal and bird are finely incised. The stone is of a pale grey tone streaked with dark grey and brown veins.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's Hong Kong, 23 March 1993, lot 946.
Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010).
Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010).
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