清十九世紀 紅瑪瑙太獅少獅花插

cleverly carved using the different tones of the stone, the recumbent lion with its head turned sharply to the left with a well-hollowed peach issuing from a ruyi branch atop its back forming the vase, followed closely by its cub, both detailed with prominent eyebrows above bulging eyes and finely incised coiled fur, the stone of a pinkish red tone with areas of white and grey inclusions

A section of the tail and leg has been off and restuck with associated areas of cracks and fill. One foot is restored and there is a restored chip to the top of another leg. There are further areas of touch ups to the rim of the hollowed peach, the edge of the ruyi branch, and to the underside of the lion. Overall there are a number of cracks and losses to the extremities. The colour of the carnelian is more red and less orange compared to the image in the catalogue.
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