£1,375
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
明 青玉帶皮雕虎形擺件
carved in the round in seated pose, its head turned towards its right and biting its own tail curling around its rear hind, the face vividly carved in relief with bulging eyes and pointed nose, the body delicately incised with parallel lines as tiger skin, the back has an aperture running through the body, the stone of uneven celadon colour with russet streaky inclusions, resembling the natural tiger skin