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A yellow and russet-brown jade carving of a qilin
18th century

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A yellow and russet-brown jade carving of a qilin

18th century
The recumbent mythical beast well carved in the round with its body curled to the left, detailed with a combed mane and tufted tail, the head with large bulging eyes below a heavy brow, the jaws open to reveal its sharp fangs, the stone of a yellowish-green tone with russet skin. 13.6cm (5¼in) wide.

Footnotes

Compare a largge yellow jade carving of a qilin dating to the Kangxi period (18cm wide) in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, illustrated by J.P.Palmer, Jade, London, 1967, pl.20.

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