A small Chinese jade carving of two cats, 18th century, coiled about each other, with long whiskers, short, pointed ears, curling tails, tucked legs and small kitten beneath them, the stone bearing a pale celadon tone, 5cm long 清十八世纪 清白玉雕雙獾 For comparable examples see The Palace Museum, Taipei, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, 1999, n. 85, p. 105; Wu Fengpei, Masterpieces of Chinese writing materials in the National Palace Museum, 1971, n. 41; Mary Tregear, One man’s taste: treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion, 1989, n. 113 p. 15.
A small Chinese jade carving of two cats, 18th century, coiled about each other, with long whiskers, short, pointed ears, curling tails, tucked legs and small kitten beneath them, the stone bearing a pale celadon tone, 5cm long 清十八世纪 清白玉雕雙獾 For comparable examples see The Palace Museum, Taipei, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, 1999, n. 85, p. 105; Wu Fengpei, Masterpieces of Chinese writing materials in the National Palace Museum, 1971, n. 41; Mary Tregear, One man’s taste: treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion, 1989, n. 113 p. 15.
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