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A CREAMY RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BIXIE Yuan/Early Ming Dynasty
31 October 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £6,375 inc. premium
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A CREAMY RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BIXIE
Yuan/Early Ming Dynasty
The recumbent beast facing forward with the head raised, the mouth slightly parted revealing a pair of fangs, the bulging eyes flanked by curled locks, below backward sweeping horns, framing a curled mane, the haunches incised with flame motifs, with a bifurcated tail, a small rectangular aperture running through the back, the stone softly polished, with brocade box.
6cm (2 3/8in) long (2).
The recumbent beast facing forward with the head raised, the mouth slightly parted revealing a pair of fangs, the bulging eyes flanked by curled locks, below backward sweeping horns, framing a curled mane, the haunches incised with flame motifs, with a bifurcated tail, a small rectangular aperture running through the back, the stone softly polished, with brocade box.
6cm (2 3/8in) long (2).