A Chinese mottled grey and celadon jade rectangular seal

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A Chinese mottled grey and celadon jade rectangular seal
carved to the top with a coiled guei dragon with its head turned oer its back, the underside with scrolling motifs -- 2.in (5.7cm) long; another similar jade seal with a coiled qilin -- 1.in (4.5cm) wide; a further similar jade seal -- 1.in (4.5cm) wide; a grey jade seal surmounted by a seated feline animal -- 1.in (3.8cm) high; three further celadon and grey jade seals surmounted by dragons -- 2.in (5.7cm) high max; ten various celadon jade models of fish -- 3.in (7.6cm) long max; two celadon and grey jade carvings of cicadas; a celadon jade carving of a three-legged toad; and a pale celdon jade carving of two bats flanking a coin, 17th to 19th Century, some with wood stands.
See Colour Plate 40. (21)

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