A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RAM QING DYNASTY, 19T...

A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RAM QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 灰褐玉羊 清 十九世纪 the recumbent animal with legs tucked beneath its body and head facing forwards 7cm long PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Sotheby's London, 'Oriental Works of Art', 18 December 1996, lot 794, with original invoice NOTE: For comparative examples, see the following references: Jessica Rawson, ‘Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing’, London, 1995, PP. 354, 368 Ip Yee, ‘Chinese Jade Carving’, Hong Kong, 1983, No. 142 Angus Forsyth, Brian McElney, ‘Jades from China’, Bath, 1994, No. 199 Hong Kong Museum of Art, ‘Chinese Jade Animals’, 1996, No. 91 S. K. Fung, Yeung Chun-tong, ‘Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures Animals, Ornaments’, University of Hong Kong, 1996, No. 89

Estimate:£300

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