A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A LUDUAN Song DynastyTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英国家族藏品A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A LUDUANSong DynastyThe beast smoothly carved with its paws tucked neatly underneath the rotund body, the head gazing slightly to the left, the eyes with concerned expression beneath curling brows, a long horn extending down the back from its head with finely incised mane, the body incised with wings and curling tail, the stone of greenish-yellow tone with russet patches. 7cm (2 3/4in) long.宋 玉甪端把件Provenance: Mrs Joan C.P.Barrow (d.1987)Spink & Son Ltd., LondonJoseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, acquired from the above on 27 February 1989, and thence by descent Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, London, 1975, no.372來源：Joan C.P.Barrow 夫人（1987年去世）倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在1989年2月27日從上處購得，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄：英國藝術委員會和東方陶瓷學會，《Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages》, 倫敦, 1975年, 編號372Joan Barrow was a client of Bluett's, London and an active collector from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s; for more information see R.Davids and D.Jellinek, Provenance, Oxford, 2011, p.62.The luduan is an auspicious creature with the ability to detect the truth and travel over great distances in a very short time. See a related green jade mythical animal, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Beijing, 2011, vol.6, p.234, no.236. Compare also with a related pale green and russet jade carving of a luduan, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 8 May 2017, lot 124.sold_price_type: £