Three jade and hardstone animal carvings
Three jade and hardstone animal carvings
Recumbent canine: Yuan/Ming dynasty
The first a mottled green jade toggle of a deer and fawn nestled together and facing a flower sprig (chipped); the second a greenish-yellow nephrite recumbent canine with red stone-inlaid eyes; the third a mottled brown hardstone toggle of a lion and cub with pale red staining (repaired).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) length of deer and fawn toggle (3).
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Three jade and hardstone animal carvings
Recumbent canine: Yuan/Ming dynasty
The first a mottled green jade toggle of a deer and fawn nestled together and facing a flower sprig (chipped); the second a greenish-yellow nephrite recumbent canine with red stone-inlaid eyes; the third a mottled brown hardstone toggle of a lion and cub with pale red staining (repaired).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) length of deer and fawn toggle (3).