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Lot 81
Sale 6276 - Asian Arts
Apr 13, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$10,000 -
15,000
Price Realized
$12,726
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A rare Chinese jade carving of a foreigner and mythical beast 胡人戏兽玉雕 Tang dynasty or later ????
Depicting a bearded foreigner wearing a Phrygian-type cap, patterned hair or cowl-like extension to the cap, and hoop earrings, straddling the beast, as his left hand holds an object at the shoulder, possibly a drinking vessel, he wears a belted robe with long sleeves, his head is turned to the side and his face is well carved with mouth, a prominent nose and well-defined round eyes; a recumbent leonine mythical beast resting between the figure's legs, gazing upwards to the man's face, fan-like tail to its back, the stone of pale brown and grey-white, with attractive translucence, well-polished, with later wood stand
H: 2 1/4 in.