10 Nov 2003
11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The du Boulay Collection of Chinese Ceramics
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The du Boulay Collection of Chinese Ceramics
Back to auction 10430
A celadon jade carving of a dog and puppy
Song Dynasty
Finely carved and pierced as a recumbent hound with paws outstretched and head turned looking over its back to a small puppy clambering up its tail and hindquarters, the stone of yellowish-green tone with caramel inclusions,
7cm.(2 3/4in.) long
du Boulay Collection no.P155
Finely carved and pierced as a recumbent hound with paws outstretched and head turned looking over its back to a small puppy clambering up its tail and hindquarters, the stone of yellowish-green tone with caramel inclusions,
7cm.(2 3/4in.) long
du Boulay Collection no.P155
Sold for
£33,460
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
R.Oppenheimer
Purchased from Bluett and Son, in 1965, for £60
Exhibited:
Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Jade throughout the ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, Catalogue no.256
Category: Asian Art
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