A Jade Carving of an Owl-like Bird, of Flattened Rectangular Form, probably Hongshan, & a C-Shaped Dragon

Lot #189 - A Jade Carving of an Owl-like Bird, of Flattened Rectangular Form, probably Hongshan, & a C-Shaped Dragon

Auction House:

Theodore Bruce
Sale Name:

Chinese, Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Sale Date:

17 Jun 2018 ~ 11am (AEST)
Lot #:

189
Lot Description:

A Jade Carving of an Owl-like Bird, of Flattened Rectangular Form, probably Hongshan, & a C-Shaped Dragon
the green natural lustre with russet tones on the opaque body of the bird, smoothed to translucent on the wings, the dragon with incised linen in archaic scroll decoration & squared open mouth, good patina.
H 4.5 - 5.5 cm
Provenance:

An important Sydney private collection
Estimate:

A$300 - 500
Realised Price:

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Category:

Oriental

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