MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
A CHINESE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'TIGER HUNTING' BELT ORNAMENT
L 4.8 cm. ( 1 7/8 in.) Thickness 0.9 cm.
REFERENCE: A similar jade ornament in the collection of The Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections, vol.3, by Fang Gu, Science publisher, Beijing, 2010, p.110