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Description: | Figure of the Dog of Fo (the Buddhist Lion) made of emerald green jade; its body hollow like a vessel. Carved with a bushy tail and a modelled head with open mouth. On its back, acting as a stopper, is a translucent green jade figure of a laughing man sitting astride, holding a ball over his head and a rope. With carved wood stand
Technique: carving
Technique: inlay
Material: jadite
Material: wood
Dog of Fo made in China, Asia, c.1880, (1934.92).
Dog of Fo or Buddhist lion carved in jadeite
Dog of Fo showing how it is hollowed out
rider
jade figure of a rider | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.11946 | Go to resource |
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