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A rare brown jade beast, Ming Dynasty or probably earlier,…
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Melbourne
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16-Jun-2014
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Description:
A rare brown jade beast, Ming Dynasty or probably earlier, recumbent with its head turned back towards the split tail, the caramel-coloured stone with some darker inclusions, 5 cm long. Provenance: Collection of Jim Forbes, Boston, USA, whose family had been involved with the China trade. Most of the collection is in the Peabody Museum, Massachusetts, USA.
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Oriental: Jade