A CARAMEL-RUSSET JADE FIGURE AND A LION QING DYNASTY, 19TH C...

A CARAMEL-RUSSET JADE FIGURE AND A LION QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 黄褐玉狮 清 十九世纪 the beast carved in a crouching position with head turned to one side 5cm long PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Acquired from Frank Ormond, July 1989 NOTE: For comparative examples, see the following references: Hong Kong Museum of Art, ‘Chinese Jade Animals’, 1996, No. 147 S. K. Fung, Yeung Chun-tong, ‘Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures Animals, Ornaments’, University of Hong Kong, 1996, No. 112 Spink & Son, ‘Chinese Jade: An Important Private Collection’, London, 1991, No. 157

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