A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' CARVING

QING DYNASTY

Formed as an archaistic dragon crouching with its head turned back and mouth agape, with a phoenix standing proud upon the beast's curling tail, the stone of a milky colour with minor russet and black inclusions, together with a fitted box from S & G Gump Co, San Francisco, 7cm. (2)

Provenance: from a Welsh private collection, gifted to the current owner by his grandfather in 1957. Previously acquired from S & G Gump Co, San Francisco.