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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644) OR EARLIER
The beast is carved with the body of a feline and the head of a chilong with small pointed ears, blunt snout and teeth bared. The figure is drilled through the back and the sides for suspension. The softly polished stone is of an even tone with a pale greyish tinge and russet striations.
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Hugh Moss, Shuisongshi Shanfang (Water, Pine and Stone Retreat) Collection.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 26 October 2005.
Literature
The University of Hong Kong, The University Museum and Art Gallery, Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures, Animals, Ornaments, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 139, no. 115.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University Museum and Art Gallery, Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures, Animals, Ornaments, 9 December 1995 – 6 February 1996.
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2005-2022.
Details
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644) OR EARLIER
The beast is carved with the body of a feline and the head of a chilong with small pointed ears, blunt snout and teeth bared. The figure is drilled through the back and the sides for suspension. The softly polished stone is of an even tone with a pale greyish tinge and russet striations.
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Hugh Moss, Shuisongshi Shanfang (Water, Pine and Stone Retreat) Collection.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 26 October 2005.
Literature
The University of Hong Kong, The University Museum and Art Gallery, Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures, Animals, Ornaments, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 139, no. 115.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University Museum and Art Gallery, Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures, Animals, Ornaments, 9 December 1995 – 6 February 1996.
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2005-2022.
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