Chinese Art

Chinese

A Chinese White Jade Carved Bixie, 17th Century
jade

2 1/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in, 5.7 x 10.2 x 6.3 cm

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Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave

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An Important Private Collection, Toronto

The Bixie beast modeled crouching on all fours, with its head turned over its back and resting on its rounded body. Depicted with its eyes bulging and its mouth slightly apart, with a pair of funnel-form ears and a long, curled horn. The shoulder flanked with flames. Highlighted with carved and incised fine details on the mane and tail.

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