FOUR CELADON JADE ANIMALS QING DYNASTY 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

comprising a recumbent figure of a horse with its head arched over its back, with milky-white and dark flecked inclusions, wood stand; a seated figure of a ram, the stone with small russet inclusions, wood stand, a crouching figure of a mythological beast with wings; and a figure of a reclining deer with its long slender legs tucked up under the body and holding a lingzhi branch in its mouth (6)

Oriental Art Gallery, Ltd., London, 17th July 1996.

The first, minor nick to one hoof and ear; the second, with a chip to one horn and polish to one knee; the third, in good condition; the fourth, with a tiny nick to one eye otherwise in good condition.
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