A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT RAM

Lot 804
21.09.2023 15:00UTC -05:00
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$ 15 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1007286
Lot 804 | A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT RAM
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$ 15 000 – 25 000
A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT RAM

SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)

The ram is shown with the legs tucked underneath the body and the two long horns swept backwards, with the back of the beard pierced with a single hole. The stone is of an even white tone with some opaque mottling.

1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long





Provenance

Robert H. Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York.

Anthony Carter, London, 29 March 2004.

The LJZ Collection, United States.



Literature

A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 36-37, no. 13.
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