Lot 242
CHINESE CARVED WHITE JADE PENDANT
Auction: 5 December 2012 at 10:00 GMT
£4,250
Description
modelled as an immortal holding a holding a gourd with a three legged toad and a bat, in a hardwood stand
Dimensions
5cm high
Footnote
Note: the legend of the three legged toad tells the story of the immortal Lui-hai who discovered a toad in a well, but the toad had been injured and had lost one of its back legs. Liu-hai helped the toad get out of the well and in return the toad brough him wealth.