TWO PALE GREEN AND BROWN JADE RECUMBENT CAT CARVINGS Qing...
A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part II, Lots 228-249
TWO PALE GREEN AND BROWN JADE RECUMBENT CAT CARVINGS
Qing Dynasty
Comprising two jade cats, each carved in a recumbent posture, with the head resting upon the forelegs and the hind legs tucked beneath the body, detailed with bulging eyes and pointed ears, one carved from pale green jade, while the other rendered in mottled pale green and grey jade. The largest: 4.6cm (1 3/4in) long. (2).
Footnotes
清 褐青玉貓兩件
See a related jade cat, in the Qing Court collection, the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc.no. 故玉000330N000000000).
A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part II, Lots 228-249
TWO PALE GREEN AND BROWN JADE RECUMBENT CAT CARVINGS
Qing Dynasty
Comprising two jade cats, each carved in a recumbent posture, with the head resting upon the forelegs and the hind legs tucked beneath the body, detailed with bulging eyes and pointed ears, one carved from pale green jade, while the other rendered in mottled pale green and grey jade. The largest: 4.6cm (1 3/4in) long. (2).
Footnotes
清 褐青玉貓兩件
See a related jade cat, in the Qing Court collection, the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc.no. 故玉000330N000000000).
