A very pale green jade 'boy and lion' group
Ming DynastyFinely carved as a standing boy depicted with a gentle smile and long flowing hair secured by a headband, wearing a robe tied at the waist with a sash, both hands holding a precious scroll, accompanied by a recumbent lion biting the edge of his sleeve. 5.6cm (2 1/4in) high.
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明 青白玉雕童子戲獅擺件Provenance:An English private collectionMarchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:S. Marchant & Son, 70th Anniversary Exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades, London, 1995, no.12來源:英國私人舊藏倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄:S. Marchant & Son,《70th Anniversary Exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades》,倫敦,1995年,編號12青白玉質,清白透潤,圓雕童子立像,陰刻淺劃髡頂周圍之髮絲以及頭戴之如意箍,手執寶卷,身著交領短袍,腰繫長縧,衣衫褶皺以砣刀深刻,刀鋒打磨不顯,童子一側圓雕小獅,獅子咬扯童子衣襟,脊骨節節圓潤,鬃毛絲絲如縷,尾巴上翹呈如意形,生動可愛。