ID 807371
Lot 728 | A PALE GREY JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT CAMEL
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 15TH-18TH CENTURY
The camel is shown with the mouth open and the head turned sharply towards the front hump, with incised lines on the mane and humps to indicate fur. The softly polished pale grey stone has some areas of brown mottling and some black striations.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Property of an American Collector, Sotheby’s New York, 24 March 1998, lot 340.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1998-2022.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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