ID 1007291
Lot 805 | AN UNUSUAL INSCRIBED PALE YELLOWISH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A RAM EMERGING FROM A PEBBLE
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
SOUTHERN SONG-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 13TH-15TH CENTURY
The carving is formed as a ram with backswept horns springing forth from a heart-shaped pebble. The side of the pebble is inscribed with two characters in seal script reading chi shi.
1 ¾ in. (4.5 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. 38-39, no. 14.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Liao dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Liao dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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