ID 718833
Lot 1226 | A RUSSET AND GREENISH-GREY JADE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 9 000
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The stocky figure is well-carved with head turned to the side and trunk curled. There is some opaque mottling in the stone.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired between 1960-early 1980s, and thence by descent within the family.
Private collection, United States.
Christie’s New York, 17-18 September 2015, lot 2380.
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