ID 718704
Lot 1217 | A SMALL PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A HORNED BEAST
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644) OR EARLIER
The beast is shown in a recument position with its head turned and tail swept upward, pierced with a rectangular slot on its back. The stone is of an even pale greenish-white color with some faint russet mottling to the back of its head and along its back.
2 in. (4.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, 10 February 1979, lot 199.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming 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: | Ming dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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