A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHISTIC LION

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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHISTIC LION
MING DYNASTY

The recumbent beast with head turned sharply to one side grasping the ribbon tied to the brocade ball in his teeth, with bulging eyes below a curled brow, his mane, tail and fur defined by neatly incised lines, the stone with russet inclusions and some calcification to the surface--2 3/8in. (6cm.) long