THREE SMALL PALE CELADON JADE ANIMALS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

comprising a horse and a monkey, a deer grasping a lingzhi spray and a recumbent lion, all smoothly polished, wood stands

All three carvings are generally in good condition with expected occasional wear or nibbling along the edges, including a tiny bruise along the edge of the lion's mane. The actual colours are somewhat warmer, more pale celadon when compared to the catalogue illustration.
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