Yuan Dynasty or earlierSuperbly carved in a recumbent posture with its two front clawed feet aligned, the tapering elongated body turned to the left and head raised, with circular eyes framed by S-shaped eyebrows, the neck with incised scrolling mane reaching to the serrated spine ending with a ruyi head, the long well-defined tail carved along the left rear leg and reaching over the front left paw, the stone of even white-green tone with chestnut-russet inclusions on one ear and on the rear, box. 5.6cm (2 1/4in) long (2).