Jade tiger, Liao to Jin dynasty (907-1234)
- Image Number: K1C001342N000000000PAE
- Dynasty: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
- Category: Jades
- Function: furnishings
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
Jade, green and yellow in color, with dense texture and orange yellow mottling. The whole body is carved into a tiger, crouching, with round eyes and wide grins. The lines are simple, but the body is full, showing childlike charm. The upper, lower and both sides of the abdomen are equipped with pairs of perforations. Attached wooden base. This piece was included in the Dobboge “Jiqiongzao” made in the Qianlong period. According to the original two layers of 73 pieces contained in the Jiqiongzao booklet, they were stored in wooden boxes inlaid with animal bones in Luodian.
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