A white jade 'mythical beast' waterpot Probably Song dynasty | 或宋白玉瑞獸形水盂

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November 3, 05:23 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Property from the Ezekiel Collection

A white jade 'mythical beast' waterpot

Probably Song dynasty

或宋白玉瑞獸形水盂

the fabulous animal depicted recumbent with its legs tucked underneath the rotund body and its head turned to the back, with large round eyes below bushy eyebrows, the body hollowed with an orifice in the back, the stone a white tone suffused with dark speckles

Length 10 cm, 4 in.

Collection of H.R.N. Norton (d. 1961/1962).

Sotheby's London, November 5th 1963, lot 111.

John Sparks Ltd., London, 9th December 1963.

Collection of Victor Ezekiel (1905-1976).

H.R.N. Norton （卒1961/62年）收藏

倫敦蘇富比1963年11月5日，編號111

John Sparks Ltd.，倫敦1963年12月9日

Victor Ezekiel（1905-1976年）收藏

Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1975, cat. no. 184 (dated as Six Dynasties or later).