Asian Art I - 12th November 2014

Lot 23

A Chinese white jade carving of a cat and her kitten 19th century

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £3600

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Description

A Chinese white jade carving of a cat and her kitten 19th century, both resting together on a large artemesia leaf, the larger animal with a butterfly caught in her jaws, 6.8cm.

Provenance: from the estate of Johanna Joan Austin, member of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1975-2013.