Asian Art II - 21st May 2015
Lot 584
A CHINESE PALE CELADON AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF TWO BADGERS 18TH/19TH CENTURY Lying together
Estimate £600 - £1,000
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Description
A CHINESE PALE CELADON AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF TWO BADGERS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Lying together, each holding a lingzhi spray in its mouth, one brown, the other pale celadon, a paper label for Sydney L. Moss Ltd., a fitted hardwood stand, 5cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection. Purchased from Sydney L. Moss Ltd.
Two badgers seen together are representative of conjugal bliss.