M5238
£3,250
Description
Chinese small jade carving of a recumbent Buddhist lion with two horns and head turned back, holding in its mouth an openwork ruyi-cloud supporting a book, with upright trefoil tail, the four feet neatly tucked underneath, the stone pale celadon and slightly mottled on one side with russet hind quarters and tail.
2 ¼ inches, 5.7 cm long.
Ming/Qing, 17th century.
Provenance & Additional Information
- From the collection of Jon Edwards.
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