White Jade Sleeping Sheep

[White Jade Sleeping Sheep]

White Jade Sleeping Sheep, clear, 5.8 cm high, 10.2 cm long
This goat white jade is of excellent quality, free of impurities, and as shiny as coagulated fat. The sheep is lying, with its head held high, its mouth closed, its ears drooping, and its horns bent backward. There are short black lines carved with fine knives under the cheeks, behind the ears and at the edge of the tail to show wool. The rest of the sheep’s body is plain and has no decoration
The style of Yuyang in the Qing Dynasty is slightly different from that of the previous generation. It focuses on dynamic performance, and is more realistic than that of the previous generation, with accurate modeling and outstanding performance of bones and muscles. This white jade sheep has a simple and bright shape, exquisite knife work, polished and polished, and because its texture is white and flawless, it makes the gentle temperament and fat body of the sheep perfectly displayed.