WHITE JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£3,250
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
清 白玉雕太平有象把件
finely rendered in round as an arched-back recumbent elephant with the ruyi-headed trunk tucked to the right side of its folded foreleg, the body incised with details, the stone of an even translucent white tone with charming patches of russet skin on the forehead and tip of the tusks
Dimensions
7cm long
Footnote
Provenance: property of a gentle man; formerly from a private German collection, acquired from Beijing in 1965, thence by descent