Yellow Jade Hound Dog

Fabulous Antique, Chinese Carved Figure Of A Seated Hound Dog. Light Yellow/Green And Brown Highlights. Finely Carved With Sharp Details And A Very Soft Polish And Silky Patina. 18th/19th Century. Approximately 3 1/2" High x 3 3/4" Deep x 1 1/2" Wide. It Is Very Rare To Find Such A Large Example And Harder To Fine Such An Incredible Characterization. For A Similar Example:Sotheby’s Hong Kong - April 5, 2017 - Beasts of Antiquity – Important Jade Animals from the Chang Shou Studio. Lot #3333 - A FINELY CARVED AND EXTREMELY RARE CELADON AND MOTTLED JADE FIGURE OF A BEARWESTERN HAN DYNASTYskilfully depicted recumbent with facial features realistically rendered below a pair of small funnel-form pricked ears, the head framed by a pair of curved ridges detailed with fine incisions repeated along its upper back, interrupted by a collar decorated with three raised studs, the body rendered with curved contours, the substantial pale celadon stone with variegated greyish-russet skin extending alo