Celadon Jade Pig Han

This beautifully polished Jade stone is finely carved in the form of recumbent pig with a flat snout and pointed ears. It is decorated with deep, slanting grooves that encompass the front and rear legs, which are neatly tucked underneath the body. Its deep, silky celadon-colored body is carefully marked with hints of brow, offering the perfect balance of contrasting hues. Jade carvings of pigs rendered with bold angular cuts and in reclining poses were made throughout the Han and Six Dynasties period and form an important group of jade carvings that were used both in daily life and for burial. Han Dynasty 206 BC - AD 220. For A Similar Elongated Pig:  Christie's New York - The Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part III - Chinese Works Of Art: Qing Ceramics, Glass And Jade Carvings - March 19, 2015 - Sale #11420, Lot #595 Which Realized $35,000USD. Lot Description A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A PIG CHINA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220) The rounded rectangular block carved with flat snout an