The boy is recumbent on his left side on a leaf with a cylindrical pillow, holding a ruyi sceptre. The underside of the leaf is carved with the earth symbol. The very pale celadon jade has slight brown markings.

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 John Sparks, 22 April 1966 (£20)

Location: Not on display