Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
A MOTTLED JADE REPTILE SHANG DYNASTY OR LATER | 商或以後 玉鰐
Auction Closed
November 6, 06:16 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
ARCHAIC AND ARCHAISTIC JADES FROM THE MICHAEL GULBENKIAN COLLECTION
MICHAEL GULBENKIAN玉器收藏
A MOTTLED JADE REPTILE
SHANG DYNASTY OR LATER
商或以後 玉鰐
the flattened body with three short horizontal ridges showing the neck and tapering to a pointed tail, the snout with an aperture, the stone a mottled beige tone
Length 11.4 cm, 4½ in.
For a similar carving of a gecko dated to the Late Shang Dynasty, see Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1996, cat. no.14.