A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A WINGED MYTHICAL FIGURE YUAN DYNASTY OR EARLIER

possibly Garuda, depicted standing with the wings folded to the back, the head detailed with neatly combed hair secured by a hoop, pierced through behind the ears with a small aperture, the celadon stone with brown and russet colorations

Compare a carving of a standing man, with hands crossed above the naked belly and wearing a wing-like cape, attributed to the Six Dynasties, included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, cat. no. 208, from the collection of Dr Paul Singer.