AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL TOAD SIX DYNASTIES

masterfully carved in the round, the mythical creature kneeling, its fingers clasped at the chest above the rounded belly, the face with a snout nose framed by bulging eyes beneath heavy lids, all above the wide lipped mouth open in a grimace and with long whiskers on either side, the top of the head with two coiled horns flanking a grooved ridge, two wings emerging from the forearms carved in low relief to its back, the body finely detailed with incised lines, the stone of a warm yellowish-green color with slightly calcified russet skin skillfully integrated into the top of the head and upper back, pierced through the hands, wood stand (2)
Height 1 7/8 in., 4.7 cm