Asian Art I - 17th May 2016

Lot 135

A SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A SQUIRREL 17TH CENTURY Crouching with its head...

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A SQUIRREL

17TH CENTURY

Crouching with its head lowered and the tail curled behind it, a fruiting vine held in its mouth, 5.7cm.

Provenance: from a private collection, Bristol, and thence by descent. Purchased from Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition 2007, no.85.