Jade pendant Tiger and cub. China Ming
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1492: Item # 1436219
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1492: Item # 1436219
Please refer to our stock # 30 when inquiring.
$3,500.00
Jade pendant (Talisman) representing a tigress and her cub. (Or devouring a prey?) Usual wear for this period. No lack or restoration. Drilled with a hole between the front legs. Ming or earlier.
40x26x18mm
Exceptional note: This jade was part of a collection of hundreds of Chinese jades from all eras from Neolithic to Ts'ing (Qing) purchased in the auction room in the 1970s in France, as for other objects on offer on our site, for each one we will specify.