Exquisite Carving of Tigers with Excellent Hardwood Base

The stone is jade-like with a waxy surface texture.  The tigers are animated and playful.  This is truly a master piece sculpture.

Size: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) h x 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) w

Provenance: From an important California collector, whose grandfather was a major antique dealer during late Qing Dynasty and early Republic, and was a patron of painters Wu Changshuo and Huang Binhong