Description: Recumbent, with its clawed paws tucked beneath it’s body, its right front paw reclined back, its head raised, slightly turned to the left, with large grinning mouth and deep-set eyes framed by striated brows. Its back decorated with incised lame-like motifs, with a bony bifurcate tail, ending in a curl. The stone of the pale tone with strands of darker marbling.
Style of: Ming (1368 – 1644) or older, age determination uncertain
Length: 17cm
Some cracks caused by age and growth in the stone
T.Laufer, Jade, pg.313. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/chinese-works-of-art-n09317/lot.310.html