The crisply hollowed miniature vessel delicately carved in the form of a lotus leaf with a foliate rim forming the mouth, flanked by an animal mask handle to one side holding a tiny loose ring, the other with a clambering chilong with its long bifurcated tail extending to the underside, the translucent stone of even pale tone.|4.8cm (1 7/8in) high |Provenancea Scottish private collectionpurchased 6 Nov 2014, Bonhams London, New Bond Street