Asian Art - 11th November 2009

Lot 45

A fine Chinese jade carving of a recumbent lion dog

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

A fine Chinese jade carving of a recumbent lion dog, its head turned to dexter, the stone a speckled celadon tone, Song dynasty 960-1279 AD, 6.5cm. Cf. Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Oriental Ceramics Society exhibition 1975, no.254 for a similar example.