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Carnelian agate of this brilliant gem-like quality, naturally endowed with the richest coral-red colour, would have been a highly prized resource in the 18th century, reserved for Imperial works of art of the highest quality. This mythical beast is outstanding for the high quality of its carving, skilfully modelled in the round to capture its powerful movement, muscular body, lean yet powerful torso and legs, and poised ferocious expression. It could have been created as a paperweight, or simply as a ‘plaything’, a prestigious object of pleasure for a high ranking patron.

A carnelian-agate figure of a deer of slightly smaller size in the Palace Museum, Beijing is illustrated online, http://en.dpm.org.cn/collections/collections/2017-10-25/5493.html, where it is identified as a paperweight. For other Imperial works of art carved from carnelian-agate of this rich ruby-red quality, see a ‘lingzhi’ brushrest from the Qing court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shanghai, 2009, p. 122, pl. 91. See also a double vase originally in the collection of George de Menasce, included in the exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, cat. no. 491, and sold in these rooms, 7th October 2015, lot 3746.