A JADEITE MODEL OF A LION
A JADEITE MODEL OF A LION

LATE QING DYNASTY

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A JADEITE MODEL OF A LION
LATE QING DYNASTY
The stone is carved in the form of a crouching lion bearing its teeth, with a bushy tail curled upwards. The eyebrows, mane and tail are well defined with delicate incisions. The mottled stone is of a very pale green tone with some lavender inclusions.
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) long
Provenance
D. B. Levinson, Esq., sold by Order of the Executors; Sotheby's London, 9 October, 1967, lot 29.

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