A CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST

A CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
MING DYNASTY

4.2cm.

By repute purchased from Robert Kleiner in the 1990s.

The single-horned beast depicted in a crouched position, with its head turned to dexter, its mane and bushy tail incised with fine hairs, the pale green stone with reddish brown and paler inclusions.

Provenance: from an English private collection, Yorkshire, by repute purchased from Robert Kleiner in the 1990s.