A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE KNOT PICKER, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY | 清十八世紀 黃玉雕瑞獸形觿

A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE KNOT PICKER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 黃玉雕瑞獸形觿

in the form of a mythical beast, its head with almond-shaped eyes and horns, the flattened sinuous body incised with scrolls and terminating in a curled tail, the stone with light russet inclusions

Length 7 cm, 2¾ in.