A GRAYISH-GREEN JADE 'BIXIE' CARVING, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. Carved in a recumbent position with one paw scratching its ear and another grasping the furcated tail, the ferocious face with bulging eyes and a broad nose, the mostly opaque stone of a rich mottled grayish-green color with dark gray and cloudy white inclusions.Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from N??rnberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Very good condition with old wear, traces of use, some nibbling, the stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 152.6 gDimensions: Length 6.5 cmThis bixie is deftly carved with a dramatic profile that emphasizes the power and mystique of the mythical creature. The balanced composition makes excellent use of the natural variegations in the stone.Literature comparison: A white jade carving of a similar mythical beast was excavated from a Yuan dynasty site in Xi'an in 1978 and illustrated in Yang Boda, Zhongguo yuqi quanji (The Complete Compilation of Chinese Jades), vol. 2, Shijiazhuang, 2005, pl. 196. Compare also a Yuan dynasty white and russet jade qilin, exhibited in Jades from China, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 261Auction result comparison: Compare with a related jade carving of a bixie at Sotheby's New York in The Robert Youngman Collection of Chinese Jade on 19 March 2019, lot 235, sold for USD 27,500.元至明代青灰玉辟邪中國,1279-1644年。圓雕異獸,臥狀,一隻爪扒著耳朵,另一隻爪抓著分叉的尾巴,兇猛的臉龐,圓目,鼻子寬大,大部分不透明,呈斑駁的青灰色,深灰色和白色絮狀內含物。 來源:Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), 德國紐倫堡中國藝術及古董武器收藏家。自此保存在同一家族至今。 品相:狀況良好,有舊磨損,使用痕跡,有些磕損,有天然內含物和裂紋,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。重量:152.6 g 尺寸:長6.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近玉辟邪見紐約蘇富比The Robert Youngman Collection of Chinese Jade 拍場2019年3月19日 lot 235, 售價USD 27,500.