• Dimension: Length: 3 in (7.6 cm) Width: 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm)
• Estimate From: $1500
• Estimate To: $1800

Depicted recumbent with the head turned to its left and resting on its front paws, the mythical beast portrayed with bulging eyes and an wide snout, its back rendered with a prominent spinal column terminating in a long tail swept against its haunches, the pebble of a warm yellow colour attractively highlighted with extensive russet patches. Qing Dynasty period.

Please compare with a very similar yellow jade carved mythical beast sold in Christie's London on Nov.6 2018, Lot 69