A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST AND BIRD

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST AND BIRD
QING DYNASTY

Carved and pierced as a horned beast resting beside a small bird, the beast holds a large lingzhi spray in its mouth, detailed with raised eyebrows above bulging eyes, a finely incised mane and a ridged spine terminating with a bushy tail, the translucent stone of an even pale tone, 7.7cm.

Provenance: from an English private collection, by repute purchased from Robert Kleiner between the 1990s and 2000s.

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來源：英國私人收藏，於1990至2000年代購於倫敦Robert Kleiner（傳）。