A WHITE JADE `EAGLE AND BEAR` GROUP

Lot 831
21.09.2023 15:00UTC -05:00
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$ 30 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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Lot 831 | A WHITE JADE 'EAGLE AND BEAR' GROUP
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$ 30 000 – 50 000
A WHITE JADE 'EAGLE AND BEAR' GROUP

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.
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