Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 152
FOUR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS SHANG DYNASTY AND LATER Three formed as stylized fish
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £1500
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Description
FOUR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS
SHANG DYNASTY AND LATER
Three formed as stylized fish, the fourth a dragon with a long feather-like tail, the stones in celadon, browns and calcified white, each pierced through the mouth, 10.7cm. (4)
Provenance: from the collection of Prof. Klaus J Mueller (1923-2010), acquired in Hong Kong and Germany in the 1960s and '70s.