A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A HOUND Song/Ming DynastyTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A HOUNDSong/Ming DynastyThe canine with its head resting on its outstretched forelegs, with finely incised almond-shaped eyes and nostrils, the long body with well-defined ribs and knobbly spine, the curling tail sweeping across its right haunch, the stone of pale green tone with russet-brown patches. 9cm (3 1/2in) long.宋/明 青玉雕臥犬Provenance: Joseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, and thence by descent Published and Exhibited: The Arts Council of Great Britain and the Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, London, 1975, no.245.來源：Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)舊藏，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄：英國藝術委員會和東方陶瓷學會，《Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages》，倫敦，1975年，編號245See a related earlier jade carving of a hound, Tang dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, pp.98-99, no.68. Another related black jade carving of a hound with well defined ribs, Tang dynasty, is illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.60, no.37.Compare with a related white and russet jade carving of a hound, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 13 May 2015, lot 321.sold_price_type: £