powerfully rendered seated, the head of the horned beast depicted lowered and highlighted with ferocious piercing eyes, the body pierced through vertically with an aperture, the celadon stone with light icy and russet inclusions

The figure is in overall good condition. There are some small bruises and natural flaws to the stone, including one measuring approx. 0.5 cm to the underside of one hind leg. The actual colour of the stone is paler than the catalogue illustration.
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