A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A LION DOG

A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A LION DOG

MING/QING DYNASTY

Depicted in a recumbent pose turning its head to sinister, the beast with its mouth slightly agape revealing its many teeth, finely incised with details of its mane and tail hairs, the greenish stone with some white mottling and russet inclusions, 11.5cm.

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.