FIVE JADE CARVINGS OF MYTHICAL BEASTS CHINA, MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) OR LATER
Comprising a white and russet archaistic figure of a beast; a mottled russet, black and grey jade figure of a recumbent beast; a greenish-grey and brown figure of a beast; a celadon and russet figure of a recumbent beast; and a mottled grey and brown figure of a seated beast.
Largest: 21⁄2 in. (6.3 cm.) long
Provenance
The first: Three Friends Studio, Summer Antiques Fair, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 September 1992.
The second: Jade House, Hong Kong, March 1988.
The third: One of a Kind, London, 11 September 1993.
The fourth: Jade House, Hong Kong, April 1988.
The fifth: Ormonde Gallery, London, 11 June 1994.
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Comprising a white and russet archaistic figure of a beast; a mottled russet, black and grey jade figure of a recumbent beast; a greenish-grey and brown figure of a beast; a celadon and russet figure of a recumbent beast; and a mottled grey and brown figure of a seated beast.
Largest: 21⁄2 in. (6.3 cm.) long
Provenance
The first: Three Friends Studio, Summer Antiques Fair, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 September 1992.
The second: Jade House, Hong Kong, March 1988.
The third: One of a Kind, London, 11 September 1993.
The fourth: Jade House, Hong Kong, April 1988.
The fifth: Ormonde Gallery, London, 11 June 1994.