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Vintage Chinese Green & Brown Jadeite Serpentine Foo Dog Chop Seal

Offered by: Rockwell Antiques Dallas

Description
PRESENTING A RARE Vintage Chinese Green & Brown Jadeite Serpentine Foo Dog Chop Seal.

Hong Kong/Chinese, circa 1950.

A fantastically carved Foo Dog in a contorted form, hand-carved from a single piece of mottled green, brown and white jadeite.

Initially, we thought this was made of marble, but then we realized that marble is a very porous rock and would absorb any ink that would be used for stamping the seal on the base. Clearly, marble would not be suitable for that purpose and when we compared the piece to ‘jadeite’ it was obvious that it was made of jadeite.

Seal on the base.

Really nice size.

Bought by a Dallas Private Collector in Hong Kong/China in the 1970’s.

More Information

Origin:	China
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Stone/Marble
Condition:	Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Very good. One chipped ear, otherwise near mint.
Creation Date:	1950
Styles / Movements:	Religious, Asian, Traditional
Patterns:	Animal/Insects, Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	417006

Dimensions

W.	4 in;	H.	5 in;	D.	4 in;
W.	10.16 cm;	H.	12.7 cm;	D.	10.16 cm;

Message from Seller:

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