A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE RAM AND A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE RECUMBENT OX QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

the ram lying with two youngsters, all turning their horned heads towards a scrolling cloud incised with a 'yin yang' symbol, the stone with some icy inclusions and the head of the adult ram with faint russet patches, the ox carved recumbent, one leg propped up and turning its head over its shoulder, the dark brown skin of the stone highlighting the animal’s head and back