Asian Art I - 16th November 2011

Lot 529

A Chinese pale grey and black carving of a bear Ming dynasty

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500

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Description

A Chinese pale grey and black carving of a bear Ming dynasty, crisply carved with an extended lower jaw, pierced from the head to the base, 4.8cm. Cf. M Knight, Later Chinese Jades Ming Dynasty to the Twentieth Century, no.236 for a Qing Dynasty example.