A SUPERB YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST

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Los 715 | A SUPERB YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST
A SUPERB YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The boldly carved beast is shown with the head raised and turned slightly to the left. The chin, knobby back and flicked tail are finely incised to indicate fur, while each shoulder and haunch are carved with a foliate scroll in low relief. The softly polished stone is of an even yellow tone with russet-brown striations and some pale inclusions.

4 1/8 in. (10.8 cm.) long, hardwood stand





Provenance

The Gerald Godfrey Collection.

The Gerald Godfrey Private Collection of Fine Chinese Jades; Christie's Hong Kong, 30 October 1995, lot 866.





Literature

P. Cardeiro, “Chinese Jade: The Image from Within,” Arts of Asia, November-December 1985, pp. 151-154, fig. 3.

Pacific Asia Museum, Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, Pasadena, 1986, p. 44, no. 64.

Wu Hung, “Tradition and Innovation: Ancient Chinese Jades in the Gerald Godfrey Collection,” Orientations, November 1986, p. 41, fig. 10.

C. W. Kelley, Stones of Virtue: Chinese Jades from the Gerald Godfrey Collection, Dayton, 1989, p. 47, no. 232.

Palm Springs Desert Museum, Magic, Art & Order: Jade in Chinese Culture, Palm Springs, 1990, p. 97, no. 96.



Exhibited

Pasadena, Pacific Asia Museum, Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, 1986.

San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986.

Dayton, The Dayton Art Institute, January 1989.

Palm Springs, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Magic, Art & Order: Jade in Chinese Culture, 8 February – 29 April 1990.

Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1995-2022.





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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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