A JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' CARVING AND A JADE 'HOUND' CARVING...
Property from an English Private Collection Lots 366-394
A JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' CARVING AND A JADE 'HOUND' CARVING
Ming and Qing Dynasty
The seated beast facing forwards and with its tail flicked over the rear, the stone of grey-green and creamy-russet hue, an aperture running through the carving below the jaw; the recumbent hound modelled with tightly coiled tail and head turned slightly to the left, the stone of creamy hue with darker russet inclusions and veining.
The hound 6cm (2 3/8in) long. (2).
明及清 玉瑞獸及玉臥犬
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Property from an English Private Collection Lots 366-394
A JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' CARVING AND A JADE 'HOUND' CARVING
Ming and Qing Dynasty
The seated beast facing forwards and with its tail flicked over the rear, the stone of grey-green and creamy-russet hue, an aperture running through the carving below the jaw; the recumbent hound modelled with tightly coiled tail and head turned slightly to the left, the stone of creamy hue with darker russet inclusions and veining.
The hound 6cm (2 3/8in) long. (2).
明及清 玉瑞獸及玉臥犬