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A rare and large Chinese buff and black Jade carving of a deer,…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
21-Nov-2011
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Description:
A rare and large Chinese buff and black Jade carving of a deer, 1369-1644, Ming dynasty. Holding a lingzhi branch in its mouth, the legs tucked under the body, the well polished stone heavily veined. See The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jade Ware (11), pub Hk 1995, no 210, pp 274, for a slightly smaller, but stylistically almost identical example in pale celadon jade
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Unclassified