Property from an East Coast Private Collection
A jade dragon-form brush rest
Well carved and incised as a dragon striding over cresting waves, its head framed by the scaly body curved in a graceful arch and partially obscured by stylized clouds supporting a large jewel, the underside carved with paralleled incised lines representing a whirling current; the greenish-white stone with occasional russet inclusions.
5 3/4in (14.5cm) long
5 3/4in (14.5cm) long
Sold for
US$ 6,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
acquired from a private English collector in the 1980s
Category: Asian Art
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