A CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, 20TH CENTURY 青白玉兽...

A CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, 20TH CENTURY 青白玉兽 二十世纪 modelled in a ferocious stance with mouth agape showing its teeth 7cm long PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Acquired from Gorringes, Lewes, 'Fine Art and Collectables', 21 - 22 October 2015, Lot 392 (part of lot), with duplicate copy of invoice NOTE: For comparative examples, see the following references: James C.Y. Watt, ‘Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing’, New York, 1980, Nos. 11, 12 S. K. Fung, Yeung Chun-tong, ‘Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures Animals, Ornaments’, University of Hong Kong, 1996, No. 66 John Ayres, ‘A Jade Menagerie the Worrell Collection’, London, 1993, No. 17 S. Marchant & Son, ‘Ninety Jades for 90 Years’, London, 2015, No. 56 S. Howard Hansford, ‘Chinese Carved Jades’, London, 1968, No. 64

Estimate:£300

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