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

+ Buyers Premium

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.