AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE SCABBARD SLIDE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

the slightly tapered rectangular top with incurved ends and a lug beneath, the upper surface carved with a serpentine beast shown in split-representation in low relief, the bewhiskered face spreading across the wider end and the horns laying back against the body, the skin patterned with a series of alternating C-scrolls, the pointed tail splayed across the narrow end of the slide, the stone a translucent creamy tone with a thin streak of icy white

Alice Boney, New York, 17th November 1986.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 142.

The scabbard slide is in good overall condition with only expected light wear and minute nicks along outer edges consistent with age and use.
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