A fine and rare white and russet jade 'qilin' pendant, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

Compare a white jade pendant of similar composition but with the mythical beast carved in a more geometric archaistic style, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1979, lot 729. Another carved with more openwork was sold in the same rooms, 30th October 1991, lot 479. Compare another with chilong surrounding a central pierced disc, also attributed to the Qianlong period, illustrated in James C. Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, pl. 68.