A CHINESE APPLE GREEN JADEITE 'LION DOGS' PENDANT

QING DYNASTY

The rectangular pendant carved in relief and pierced with two lion dogs in a rocky setting, they sit beneath pine trees and a bat perched above, with lingzhi growing in the landscape to the reverse, cleverly worked with the creatures picked out in vibrant green sections of the pale stone, 5.6cm.

Provenance: from a private collection, London.