A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST LION, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Well carved in the form of a recumbent lion, with alert eyes and flaring nostrils, its head sharply turned to the right, the body articulated by the raised spine extending to the bushy tail curling around its hind leg. The translucent stone of an even white tone with only few cloudy inclusions.

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Youngman and thence by descent. Robert P. Youngman (1940-2018) was an investment advisor, philanthropist, and a great enthusiast of Asian art. In 1976, he founded the investment management firm Granite State Corporation, now known as Griffin Asset Management. Youngman joined the Board of Trustees of Middlebury College in 1980 and served as Chairman of its Board for several years. Besides forming an impressive collection himself, he established endowed funds at his alma mater to support the acquisition and curation of Asian art, and authored two books, one on Chinese porcelain and the other on Chinese jades.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear. Good, manually applied surface polish.

Weight: 75.3 g
Dimensions: Length 6 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related white jade lion, dated to the 17^th century, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 7 October 2010, lot 2741, sold for HKD 150,000.

清代白玉太獅擺件
中國，1644-1912年。白玉飽滿圓潤，太獅呈臥姿，雙眉大眼，炯炯有神，寬鼻張口，頭往右轉，右後腿似乎在撓癢，活靈活現。頭部鬃毛呈渦紋狀。細微内沁。

來源：Robert Youngman 私人收藏，保存至今。Robert P. Youngman (1940-2018) 是一位投資顧問、慈善家和亞洲藝術愛好者。1976 年，他創立了投資管理公司 Granite State Corporation，現為 Griffin Asset Management。Youngman先生 於 1980 年加入Middlebury College董事會，並擔任董事會主席數年。除了自己的收藏外，他還在母校設立了捐贈基金，支持亞洲藝術的收購和策展，並著有兩本書，一本關於中國瓷器，另一本關於中國玉器。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微舊時磨損。表面抛光良好。

重量：75.3 克
尺寸：長 6 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的十七世紀白玉太獅，見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2010年10月 7日 lot 2741, 售價HKD 150,000。