Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 55
TWO CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BROWN JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY One modelled as a recumbent hound
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
TWO CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BROWN JADE CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY
One modelled as a recumbent hound, its flank decorated with C-scrolls, the other carved as a bi disc carved with stylized dragons, intersected with a hu tablet, carved to one side with Ursa Major, each with a fitted hardwood stand, 22.6cm. (4)
Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal. Purchased in the 1960s and '70s.