A RARE JADEITE BUDDHISTIC-LION GROUP

LATE QING DYNASTY

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A RARE JADEITE BUDDHISTIC-LION GROUP
late qing dynasty
Carved as a recumbent mythical beast with its right foreleg resting playfully on a small cub lying on its back, looking back over its shoulder at another animal in a similar posture, its right foreleg resting on a brocade ball, both beasts entwined in a celestial ribbon held in their mouths, their eyes inlaid with amber, the stone of a bright apple green tone with some pale and russet mottling
6¼in. (16cm.) wide

Lot Essay

While it is easy to find recent jadeite carvings of animals and figures, it is more difficult to find such carvings dating from before c.1900; probably because the stone was more valuable carved into jewellery.

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