明 白玉瑞獸

finely worked in the round, its slender and muscular body depicted resting on its haunches accentuated with sharp talons and picked out with archaistic motifs, the facial features well defined with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils above a curled beard and below small pointed ears and two horns at the forehead, with a knobbly spine sweeping back to a long bushy tail curling up to its chest, the stone of a pure white colour throughout with a small russet inclusion on the beast's backside

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香港蘇富比2008年10月8日，編號2321

馮陳善奇及楊春堂編，《玲瓏玉雕－玉人、玉獸、玉飾》，香港大學美術博物館，香港，1996年，編號111
《中國肖生玉雕》，香港藝術館，香港，1996年，編號142

Good condition. Please note that the beast is 6.1 cm high, and 4.4 cm wide as mentioned in the catalogue.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

瑞獸白玉質，作半蹲狀。昂首挺胸，頭有雙角，雙目圓睜，嘴微張露齒，長鬚及胸。背上凸脊，尾盤於腹下至胸前，四肢綴仿古紋。