This animal is recumbent facing forward, its legs tucked underneath. The deep celadon jade has pronounced russet markings with lighter brown spots.

Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 134

Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from the collection Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill of Northwick Park, sold Christie’s, London, 24 May 1965, lot 89

Location: Treasury, Gallery 2