A Yellow Jade Rams Group Carving Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period

carved in the form of a recumbent ram with its legs tucked under its body and its head turned towards its young resting by its body, its horns and small furled ears clearly defined, their pronounced muscles accented with naturalistic curvatures, their legs all tucked underneath their bodies, the yellowish-green stone mottled with patches of russet along the larger ram's back and front legs

The overall condition is very good with a smooth patina. The actual colour is very similar to catalogue illustration.
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