A Chinese brown and celadon jade model of a recumbent lion

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A Chinese brown and celadon jade model of a recumbent lion
-- 2.in (6.4cm) long; a calcified jade model of a ram -- 2.in (5.7cm) long; a dark-celadon jade model of a duck -- 2.in (5.1cm) long; a mottled celadon jade carving of two Mandarin ducks on a lotus leaf -- 2.in (5.1cm) long; a pale celadon jade group depicting a recumbent cat and kitten with a butterfly -- 2.in (5.7cm) wide; a white jade pendant in the form of a cicada -- 1.in (4.5cm) long; five further pale celadon jade feline groups -- 1.in (4.5cm) wide; six pale celadon jade models of recumbent lions with lingzhi and foliage -- 1.in (4.5cm) long; another of a recumbent qilin with ruyi -- 2.in (5.1cm) long; and three similar jade groups of horses and monkeys -- 1.in (4.5cm) long, all with wood stands, 17th to 19th Century. See Colour Plate 39. (20)

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