A BLACK AND GREEN JADE 'LION AND BIRD' GROUP 19TH / 20TH CE...

A BLACK AND GREEN JADE 'LION AND BIRD' GROUP 19TH / 20TH CENTURY 黑褐玉狮及鹰 十九/二十世纪 the crouching lion with head turned backwards looking at a bird resting on its haunches 5.5cm long PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Acquired from Gorringe's Lewes, 'Weekly Sale', 18 November 2019, lot 264, with original receipt NOTE: For comparative examples, see the following references: Hong Kong Museum of Art, ‘Chinese Jade Animals’, 1996, No. 88, 89 Brian Morgan, ‘Naturalism & Archaism Jades from the Kirknorton Collection’, London, 1995, No. 21, 59 Bluett & Sons, ‘Chinese Jades from the Mu-Fei Collection’, London, 1990, No. 42

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