A PALE GRAY JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HOUND, TANG TO SONG DYNASTYChina, 618-1279. The translucent stone of a pale gray tone with streaks of white and russet veins, carved in the form of a lean male hound with a coiled tail, reclining with his front paws stretched out under his face, the attenuated body articulated by the ribs and spine showing.Provenance: From the private estate of Mrs. Gilmore, Northern California, USA, collected prior to the 1980s. Old collectors label '#83 750' to baseCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 53.0 gDimensions: Length 7.6 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a closely related but slightly larger (9.3 cm long) jade at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 8 April 2010, lot 1987, sold for HKD 475,000.唐至宋灰白玉臥犬中國,618-1279年。淡灰色半透明玉石,帶有白色和褐色紋理,雕刻成一隻臥著的獵犬,尾巴呈盤繞狀,他的前爪趴在臉下,肋骨和脊柱処細節尤其清晰。 來源:北加利福尼亞Gilmore夫人遺產, 1980年前收藏。底部可見藏家老標簽 “#83 750”。 品相:狀況極佳,小磨損,玉石有自然裂紋,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量:53.0 克 尺寸:長7.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但更大 (長9.3 厘米) 的玉犬見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場2010年4月8日 lot 1987, 售價HKD 475,000.