The thick yellow jade carved in the form of a recumbent ox with the features of the face and limbs delineated in grooved details, the yellow stone with areas of russet inclusions.
Compare a greyish-white jade ox-shaped ornament of similar form, Shang dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (I), p.82, pl.69. See also a jade ox, late Shang dynasty, illustrated by Cai Qingliang, Jades of Shang Dynasty, Aurora Art Museum, Taipei, 2010, p.225, pl.181. Also see a green jade ox, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 30/05/2017, lot 19. A smaller green-yellow jade tiger (4.3cm), dated from the same period, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30/11/2020, lot 2728.
源流：
台北私人收藏，於1980至1990年代入藏。
香港御雅居。
香港重要私人收藏。
5.4cm wide
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Overall in good condition.
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Taipei Private Collection, acquired in the 80s-90s.
Joyce Gallery Hong Kong.
An important private collection, Hong Kong.
Important Chinese & Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8825
11:00am - 25 October 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Thurs 22 - Sat 24 October, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Luke Guan
luke.guan@leonardjoel.com.au
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