A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE RECUMBENT LION YUAN / MING DYNASTY ...

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£7,000

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A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE RECUMBENT LION
YUAN / MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
白玉瑞兽元/明或更早
exquisitely carved with the beast resting its head on one front leg, with bulging eyes, pricked back ears and a well defined spine and incised tail, the pale coloured translucent stone with subtle honey-brown russet inclusions
7.5cm x 3.2cm x 5.0cm

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Ashkenazie, San Francisco, California, 1987 and with original receipt

NOTE: For a similar example sold at auction see:
Sotheby's New York, Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings, 22 September 2020, lot 254

For another similar example see Chinese Jades from Han to Ching Catalogue on pages 43 and 44. A further similar example, but an earlier period, see the Brundage Catalogue no. 70

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