California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 April 1, 2023 3:00PM PDT  April 1, 2023 3:00PM PDT

 Lot # 1042 
A CHINESE WHITE AND RUSSET CARVED DOG    宋 褐沁白玉臥犬


  • Dimension: Height: 1 2/8 in (2.9 cm) Length: 3 2/8 in (8.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1000
  • Estimate To: $2000

Finely modelled as a recumbent dog resting on its front paws,with hind legs tucked under its body and the long tail curled up alongside its haunch,depicted with a long backbone with well-defined rigid spine,the softly polished stone of white tone with russet inclusions. Song Dynasty period.


來源: 洛杉磯私人收藏,約1990年間購於香港


Compare a similar jade recumbent dog,sold in Christie's Hong,November 2014,for HKD 475,000. https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5848420
Provenance: Private collection,Los Angeles,acquired in Hong Kong in 1990s.