Live Auction 19039Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II
A GREENISH-WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST
Lot 931

A GREENISH-WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST

CHINA, LATE MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Closed24 September 2020

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A GREENISH-WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST
CHINA, LATE MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The beast with single horn shown with head turned to the right and emitting from its mouth a vapor which supports a sun carved from an area of russet stone
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide

The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.