ID 1007294
Lot 831 | A WHITE JADE 'EAGLE AND BEAR' GROUP
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)
The group is carved as an eagle perched on top of the bear's back and pecking at its snout, with the mouth open and teeth bared. The stone is of a white tone with some areas of opaque mottling and fine russet veining.
1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
Malcolm Barnett, The Kirknorton Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 26 September 1995.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
B. Morgan and Li Boqian, Naturalism & Archaism: Chinese Jades from the Kirknorton Collection, London, 1995, no. 21.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 24-25, no. 7.
Exhibited
London, Carter Fine Art Ltd., Naturalism & Archaism: Chinese Jades from the Kirknorton Collection, 1995.
| 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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