A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE 'RAMS' GROUP, SANYANG QING DYNASTY,...

Estimate

£4,000 - £6,000

A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE 'RAMS' GROUP, SANYANG
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
白玉“三羊开泰”摆件 清 十八/十九世纪
well carved with three recumbent rams, the larger ram with its head turned to the side with wisps of vapour billowing from its mouth, with the two smaller rams nestled to one side, later fitted wood stand
6.2cm x 4.0cm x 5.5cm

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Jade House, Hong Kong, 2002 and with original receipt

NOTE: For a similar example sold at auction see: Christie's New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 24 March 2011, lot 1462

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