Asian Art II - 21st May 2025
Lot 762
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST AND BIRD
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £945
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Description
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST AND BIRD
QING DYNASTY
7.7cm.
By repute purchased from Robert Kleiner between the 1990s and 2000s.
Carved and pierced as a horned beast resting beside a small bird, the beast holds a large lingzhi spray in its mouth, detailed with raised eyebrows above bulging eyes, a finely incised mane and a ridged spine terminating with a bushy tail, the translucent stone of an even pale tone.
Provenance: from an English private collection, Yorkshire, by repute purchased from Robert Kleiner between the 1990s and 2000s.