Lot 512 宋/明及更晚 青玉及褐玉雕辟邪一組三件 | A GROUP OF THREE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE BIXIE CARVINGS

宋/明及更晚 青玉及褐玉雕辟邪一組三件 | A GROUP OF THREE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE BIXIE CARVINGS

Song/Ming Dynasty and later

GBP 700

GBP 700 - 900

未知

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Song/Ming Dynasty and later
Comprising: a bixie seated on its haunches, with the head facing forwards and a single horn curling towards the back, the stone of brown and white tone; and two beasts of comparable size, each carved seated on its haunches, detailed with rounded eyes and tails curling upwards over the back, pierced through the body for suspension, one carved from the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions, the other of mottled pale green, russet, and beige tones. The largest: 4.3cm (1 3/4in) high. (3).
Footnotes
宋/明及更晚 青玉及褐玉雕辟邪一組三件
See a related jade tiger carving, Song dynasty, in the collection of Anhui Provincial Administration of Cultural Heritage, illustrated in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections (中國傳世玉器全集), vol.3, Beijing, 2010, p.21.
See also a related white and russet jade mythical beast, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 February 2023, lot 3041.