Two jade animal carvings
19th century and earlier
19th century and earlier
The first depicting a recumbent lioness, her head turned to her left above one cub facing forward while another nestles against its mother's right shoulder, the pale greenish-white stone marked with russet and black veins and tiny patches of reddish orange hue; the second depicting a pair of carp within a cluster of lotus leaves with a bud issuing from undercut stems, the medium gray-green stone showing large contrasting patches of deep russet, two wood stands.
3 1/4 and 3 1/2in (8.2 and 9cm) long (4).
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19th century and earlier
19th century and earlier
The first depicting a recumbent lioness, her head turned to her left above one cub facing forward while another nestles against its mother's right shoulder, the pale greenish-white stone marked with russet and black veins and tiny patches of reddish orange hue; the second depicting a pair of carp within a cluster of lotus leaves with a bud issuing from undercut stems, the medium gray-green stone showing large contrasting patches of deep russet, two wood stands.
3 1/4 and 3 1/2in (8.2 and 9cm) long (4).
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