Lot #196 - A Carved Jade Group Of A Goat And Kid
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Important Asian, Australian & European Decorative Arts & Furniture
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Sale Date:30 Oct 2012 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:196
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Lot Description:A Carved Jade Group Of A Goat And Kid
both recumbent with legs tucked beneath their bodies, lying side by side, their heads turned over their backs, the goat conjuring from its mouth a sun supported on trailing cloud scrolls, the details well defined in the stone of even whitish tone with faint opaque suffusions
5CM -
References:The goat symbolises filial piety, kindness and patience and the subject was popular from the Ming dynasty.
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Estimate:A$3,000 - 5,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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