Lot 611
MOTTLED GREY AND BLACK JADE JOSS STICK HOLDER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Auction: Japanese Works of Art
£2,000
Description
the stone streaked with black and russet striations, carved in the shape of a single-horned mythical beast, its head turned to the right, incised scrolls carved all over its body, the bifurcated tail curling around the back paws, 9 cm long; together with a MOTTLED GREY JADE CARVING OF A DOG, the animal in a recumbent position, its head turned to the right, its curved back finely carved with details of its backbone and mane, 5cm long (2)
Footnote
Provenance:
A Private Glaswegian Collection