A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A DEER AND A JADE CARVING OF A HOUND Song/Yuan Dynasty (3)A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A DEER AND A JADE CARVING OF A HOUNDSong/Yuan DynastyBoth smoothly carved recumbent with legs tucked beneath the body, the deer holding in its mouth a spray of lingzhi fungus, the stone of pale green tone with extensive areas of russet and brown, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) long; the hound with a circular hole pierced at the mouth, the stone of dark green tone with russet tortoiseshell-like patches, wood stand 6.3cm (2 1/2in) long. (3).宋/元 玉鹿及玉狗 一組兩件Provenance: Dr Ip Yee collection (the deer)Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 18 January 1985 (the deer)A distinguished English private collection來源：葉義醫生舊藏（玉鹿）倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.，1985年1月18日（玉鹿）英國顯赫私人收藏See a related jade carving of a recumbent deer holding a spray of lingzhi fungus, Song/Yuan dynasty, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.64, no.44. Compare also with a similar jade recumbent dog, Song dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl.26:10. See also a carving of a jade recumbent dog, Song dynasty, from the Songzhutang collection, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 57