A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION Ming Dynasty Skilfully carved as a recumbent Buddhist lion with clawed feet, finely-incised bushy tail and knobbly spine, the head turned sharply to the right, with prominent eyebrows above bulging eyes, the stone of even greenish-white tone with minor cloudy-white inclusions on the back. 9cm (3 1/2in) long. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明 青白玉雕瑞獅擺件 Provenance: acquired in Paris, 1962 Sotheby's London, 4 November 2009, lot 1 Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2012, no.75. 來源：前藏家於1962年購自巴黎 倫敦蘇富比，2009年11月4日，拍品編號1 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號75 See a related jade carving of a Buddhist lion, illustrated by J.Rawson and J.Ayers, Chinese Jade throughout the ages, London, 1975, no.184; see also another example illustrated by D.Dohrenwend, Chinese Jades in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1971, p.114. Compare also with a related pale green jade carving of a Buddhist lion, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 122. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com