LOT 77 【Y】TWO 'BURNT' JADE CARVINGS OF MYTHICAL ANIMALS Ming Dynast...
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TWO 'BURNT' JADE CARVINGS OF MYTHICAL ANIMALS Ming Dynasty (4)THE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品TWO 'BURNT' JADE CARVINGS OF MYTHICAL ANIMALSMing DynastyComprising a carving of a horned luduan, with bulbous eyes and jaws agape revealing fangs, the paws tucked neatly underneath the body with knobbly spine, the finely incised tail sweeping across its left haunch, an aperture drilled through the body, the stone of pale grey tone with dark patches, wood stand, 6cm (2 1/2in) long; the second carving of a Buddhist lion and cub clambering onto the larger's back, the stone of pale mushroom-grey tone with dark-brown patches, wood stand, 6cm (2 1/2in) long. (4).明 雞骨白玉雕瑞獸擺件 一組兩件Provenance: Joseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, and thence by descent 來源:Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)舊藏,並由後人保存迄今Compare the luduan with a closely related white and russet jade mythical beast, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Compensium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 6 Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2010, no.255.Compare the lion and cub with a related black and grey jade lion and cub, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 21 March 2022, lot 244. See also a related jade carving of a luduan, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 8 May 2017, lot 124.sold_price_type: £
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