Lot 126: FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS Late Qing Dynasty

FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS

Late Qing Dynasty

The plump, recumbent mythical beast turning its head back facing the curled tail, a horn between the ears, the celadon stone stained black in areas; the bulldog with square snout looking up from a recumbent pose, the celadon stone stained russet and black in areas; the hound with a forked tail with its head turning back, drilled under the chin for stringing, the gray stone mottled with inclusions; the dog carved in slender form resting on four feet, drilled between the paws, the celadon stone mottled and lightly polished; the small kitten resting on the back of the mother cat, the translucent celadon stone with deep russet and green inclusions. (5)


Mythical beast: 1 5/8in (4.2cm) long;
Bulldog: 1 3/4in (4.5cm) long;
Hound: 2 3/8in (6.1cm) long;
Dog: 2 5/16in (5.9cm) long;
Cats: 1 3/4in (4.4cm) long

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Minor surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 仿古玉雕擺飾 瑞獸 犬 貓 共五件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 18 December 1911

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 贈，1911 年 12 月 18 日

大都會藝術博物館，1911 年迄今

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