A JADE TIGER
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
L 8.1 cm (3 1/4 in)
RESERVE: HK$ 200,000 / RMB 178,000
REFERENCE: A similar jade tiger from Shang Dynasty preserved in Yang De Tang, is illustrated in COLLECTORS’ EXHIBITION OF ARCHAIC CHINESE JADES, by Shuping DENG, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1995, p.94-95, no.22