Song/Ming DynastyThe recumbent animal carved facing forward, its head slightly raised and aligned to its back, the face with circular eyes, scroll-shaped eyebrows and flanked by the ears, the body flanked by wing-scrolls and terminating with a finely incised bi-furcated tail flicked over the rear haunches, with well defined legs and claws, the stone of pale green tone with warm brown striations, with the darker tones cleverly used to denote the head and front legs, zitan stand, box. 6.5cm (2 9/16in) long (3).