A WHITE JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' PENDANT LATE QING DYNASTY |

of flattened rectangular form, the recumbent creature shown in profile, incised with tucked legs and a long tail extending over the back and forming an aperture for suspension, the stylized mane trailing down the back in thick waves, the open mouth pierced to reveal fangs, the stone an even translucent white

Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London, 24th March 2001.

Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection of Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, pl. 162.

Overall in good condition with a couple very minor scattered nicks. The color of the stone is slightly whiter than in the illustration in the printed catalogue, with faint patches of icy inclusions at the front right paw and under the chin.
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