HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
A white and russet jade qilin, Ming dynasty | 明 白玉麒麟把件
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December 8, 05:58 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A white and russet jade qilin, Ming dynasty
明 白玉麒麟把件
reclined with its four legs tucked, the head staring upwards, with long deer-like horns, the stone of a grey white tone with brown veining and inclusions
Length 4.7 cm, 1⅞ in.
Chung Wah Pui, Hong Kong, 6th July 1993
鍾華培，香港，1993年7月6日
Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 26:18.
Jessica Rawson，《Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing》，倫敦，1995年，圖版26:18