ID 848935
Lot 2748 | AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, BIXIE
Valeur estimée
HKD 8 000 000 – 12 000 000
LATE WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, C. 1ST CENTURY BC
The stone is superbly carved in the round depicting a double-horned mythical beast in a couching position with upturned wings flanking its body, its mouth agape with a ferocious expression. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with areas of darkish-brown inclusions.
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Jinhuatang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1998
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, no. 151
Exhibited
Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, The National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1999, cat. no. 151
| Époque historique: | Dynastie Han |
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| Époque historique: | Dynastie Han |
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