California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Feburary 27, 2022  Feburary 27, 2022

 Lot # 3561 
A BLACK AND WHITE JADE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' GROUP    清 黑白玉母子瑞獸擺件


  • Dimension: Height: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Length: 5 3/8 in (13.7 cm) Width: 4 in (10.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2200
  • Estimate To: $3500

Finely carved in openwork in the form of two large black jade carved recumbent mythical beasts as parents looking at their three white jade carved cubs grasping ribbons in mouth, the beasts deftly carved with bulging eyes above flaring nostrils and broad snout, the body further worked with knobbly spine with mane detailed with incised lines. Qing Dynasty period.