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MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A GREYISH-WHITE JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL WINGED BEAST
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The mythical beast is seated on its haunches, its sides carved with wings and its double-horned head with bulbous eyes below bushy eyebrows. The stone is of a mottled cream tone with some grey inclusions.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The mythical beast is seated on its haunches, its sides carved with wings and its double-horned head with bulbous eyes below bushy eyebrows. The stone is of a mottled cream tone with some grey inclusions.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
Provenance
With Oriental Art Gallery Limited, London, 20 March 1996.
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