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A white jade carving of a qilin
18th century

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

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A white jade carving of a qilin

18th century
The recumbent mythical beast well carved with its head looking up, the long horn resting on the raised spine flanked by the incised mane terminating in the trifurcated tail, with bulging eyes below the C-scroll eyebrows and lingzhi-shaped nose, its mouth open in grin revealing the menacing teeth above the well-incised beard resting on the chest, leaning on the clawed forelegs with the hind legs tucked underneath, the stone of white-grey tone with minor russet inclusions, wood stand. 7.8cm (3in) long (2).

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