A CHINESE CELADON AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION

A CHINESE CELADON AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION
MING/QING DYNASTY

5.8cm.

The beast depicted lying down with its front paws holding a bead, its head turned to the right, the stone with brown striations and areas of black.

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