A black and yellow jade 'qilin' group
Ming Dynasty
Depicting a recumbent beast, with its head turned sharply to the right back over its body, clasping a leafy sprig in its mouth, flanked at its haunch by a younger beast, the stone of mottled creamy yellow and black tone, wood stand.
6.7cm (2½in) long (2).
Depicting a recumbent beast, with its head turned sharply to the right back over its body, clasping a leafy sprig in its mouth, flanked at its haunch by a younger beast, the stone of mottled creamy yellow and black tone, wood stand.
6.7cm (2½in) long (2).
Sold for
£3,360
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: purchased in Sydney, Australia in the 1950s/60s
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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