Lot 31. A jade figure of a recumbent beast, bixie, Six Dynasties (220-589 AD); 2 3/4in (7cm) length. Sold for US$378,375 (Estimate US$30,000-50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023
the scaled legs with feathered wings, the translucent sea green stone smoothly polished, with natural veins stained in rust from burial.
Published: Chinese Works of Art, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1988, no. 18.
Exhibited: Chinese Works of Art, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, May 27-June 18, 1988, no. 18.
Note: Compare the crouching jade bixie similarly decorated with knobbed spine, forked tail, and scaled and winged legs, from the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Cheng Te-k'un and illustrated by Watt in Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, Asia Society, New York, 1980, p. 44, no. 13.
Bonhams. J. J. Lally & Co. Fine Chinese Works of Art, New York, March 20, 2023
