A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF A SNAKE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CEN...

A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF A SNAKE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 青白玉蛇 清 十九世纪 the entwined snake with incised scales and a protruding forked tongue 3.5cm long PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Acquired from Gorringes, Lewes, 'Fine Art and Collectables', 21 - 22 October 2015, Lot 385 (part of lot), with duplicate copy of invoice NOTE: For a comparative example, see the following reference: Hong Kong Museum of Art, ‘Chinese Jade Animals’, 1996, No. 173

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