Chimère en jade jaune et brun sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing

l'animal fabuleux à tête de lion couché, ses pattes se terminant en sabots repliées sous lui, l'épine dorsale saillante, les yeux exorbités, la crinière et la queue finement sculptées

Good condition. The actual color of the stone is somewhat darker than the illustration would suggest in the catalogue.
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