A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST WITH... Lot n° 168
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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST WITH LINGZHI AND BAT, QING DYNASTY
China, 1644-1912. Finely carved in openwork from a superb white jade pebble, the recumbent mythical beast posed with its feet tucked underneath, gripping in its sharp teeth a cluster of three large lingzhi sprouts. A small bat is carved along the beast’s side with its wings outspread. The translucent jade is of an even white hue with small icy inclusions.
Provenance: From an old Austria private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbling to edges.
Weight: 54.1 g
Dimensions: Length 5.5 cm
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Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2014, lot 267
Price: HKD 56,250 or approx.
EUR 8,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small white jade ‘mythical beast and lingzhi’ carving, late Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related subject with a similarly stubby tail, posed gripping lingzhi in its teeth.
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