Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 200
A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HOUND POSSIBLY SONG DYNASTY In a reclining posture
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HOUND
POSSIBLY SONG DYNASTY
In a reclining posture, with its ears flattened to its body and a bell tied at its neck, its tail curling around its flank, the stone with brown and russet mottling, 9cm.
Cf. Victoria & Albert Museum, An Exhibition of Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, organised by The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1st May - 22nd June 1975, for a similar hound illustrated from the Dr Arthur Sackler collection.