Eastern Han Dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD. A heavily patinated carved stylised jade pig amulet, recumbent with incised anatomical detailing. See The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 1994.605.96 and 30.120.128, for similar. 200 grams, 10cm (4"). Ex Tagawa Collection, Tokyo, Japan, before 1986. Portable representations of pigs sculpted of jade or soapstone, an animal symbolic of wealth in ancient China, were often placed in the hands of the deceased to express the wish for wealth in the afterlife. Condition Report Fine condition.