Lot 233
A Recumbent Jade Mythical Beast, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Lot 233 Details
A Recumbent Jade Mythical Beast, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
明或更早 玉雕瑞獸
Of round shape as a reclining beast with prominent eyebrows, its head turned back towards its coiled tail, its powerful legs tucked neatly under the body, the stone of a light green tone streaked with natural opaque and dark brown inclusions
Estimate $2,500-$3,500
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Provenance:
From an important Toronto collector, acquired in Hong Kong in 1980s
Literature:
A Song Dynasty example was published in Chinese Jade Animals《中國肖生玉雕》1997, Hong Kong Museum of Art (香港藝術館), plate 114, page 136-137
Note:
A comparable example was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, April 4, 2012, lot 3060