A CARVED YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, YUAN / MING DYNASTY

A CARVED YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST

YUAN / MING DYNASTY

元 / 明 黃玉瑞獸

carved in the round crouching on its four paws, with bulging eyes and angular snout, its tail swept up resting on its back, the stone of light yellow color with celadon tinge and mottled with a few patches of russet

Length 1½ in., 4 cm