A SMALL LAPIS LAZULI FIGURE OF A DEER, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY | 清十八/十九世紀 青金石臥鹿

A SMALL LAPIS LAZULI FIGURE OF A DEER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

清十八/十九世紀 青金石臥鹿

carved in the round with its legs folded beneath the rounded body, the head looking upwards and forward, the stone and even colour with lighter inclusions and scattered gold specks

Length 8.2 cm, 3¼ in.