A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE SEAL

QING DYNASTY

The uncut base surmounted by a recumbent Buddhist lion dog, together with another four character jade seal, four jade rings, variously decorated with shou characters, dragons and C-scrolls, a jade bi disc and a jade model of a dagger handle, all in shades of celadon, grey, russet and brown, 17cm. (8)

Provenance: from the collection of Robert Frederick Hathaway (d.1991) of Cape Town, South Africa, collected 1970s-1990.