A pale green and russet jade carving of a mythical beast
A pale green and russet jade carving of a mythical beast
17th/18th century
The recumbent beast facing forwards with fore-paws tucked neatly beneath the body, clasping a sprig of auspicious lingzhi fungus in its jaws beneath bulbous eyes and ruyi-shaped ears, with knobbly spine descending towards the finely-incised bushy tail flicked over the rear right haunch, the pale green stone with russet inclusions. 8cm (3 1/8in) long.
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A pale green and russet jade carving of a mythical beast
17th/18th century
The recumbent beast facing forwards with fore-paws tucked neatly beneath the body, clasping a sprig of auspicious lingzhi fungus in its jaws beneath bulbous eyes and ruyi-shaped ears, with knobbly spine descending towards the finely-incised bushy tail flicked over the rear right haunch, the pale green stone with russet inclusions. 8cm (3 1/8in) long.
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