ID 1007290
Lot 842 | A MOTTLED PALE GREY JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT IBEX
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)
The ibex is shown with the head turned sharply to the right, propped up by the right hindleg, with the ridged backbone following the elegant curve of the body. The stone is of greyish-white tone suffused with darker striations.
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Angus Forsyth Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 5 January 2007.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
A. Forsyth and B. McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, p. 316, no. 228.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 20-21, no. 5.
Exhibited
Bath, England, Museum of East Asian Art, Jades from China, 11 June 1994.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Liao dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Liao dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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