Poids en jade gras-de-mouton sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

rectangulaire, sculpté d'un dragon à cinq griffes, aux yeux exorbités, la crinière et la queue frémissantes, en vol dans des nuages stylisés rappelant des lingzhi

The top left corner behind the dragon head has been slightly grounded with some russet inclusions showing on the surface, the right corner behind the animal's tail is also slightly polished down (showing on the illustration in the catalogue), a few minor nicks along the lower edges and natural linear russet inclusions in the stone, as shown in the photo, but overall the brushrest is in good condition. The actual colour is slightly darker beige celadon than the illustration would suggest in the catalogue.
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