PROPERTY OF A LADY Two Amber CarvingsOne possibly Ming, the other Qing One of a mythical horned leonine beast in a slightly coiled position with her cub clambering on her back and with their bushy tails entwined, the amber of a transparent pale honey tone; the other of a darker semi-opaque brown amber depicting a tiger standing on rockwork next to a pine tree with a monkey clambering in its branches above (2) the first 3 5/16in (8.4cm) long; the other 3 15/16in (10cm) high 明/清 琥珀小雕兩件 Provenance: A Private English Collector in the US., 1970's to the present day 出處： 美國英裔私人收藏，1970 年代至今 For a similar amber group of a lion cub clambering on the back of its mother, see Sotheby's, London, 'Menagerie: An English Private Collection Of Chinese Animal Carvings', 10 May 2017, lot 88.pare also a related amber carving of a lion and cubs illustrated by R. Soame Jenyns and William Watson, Chinese Art: The Minor Arts II , London, 1965, pl. 103. For aparable amber carving of a tiger at the base of pine tree, see Rob Michiels Auctions, Bruge, Belgium, 6 October 2018, lot 337.