A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION

A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION
QING DYNASTY

4.8cm.

The beast depicted playing with a ball between his paws, with ribbons held in his mouth, the spine, mane, bushy tail and facial features finely detailed, the stone of an even pale tone with minor brown markings.

Provenance: from an English private collection, Yorkshire, purchased from the London trade between the 1990s and 2000s.