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Hi everyone,

I have got an old jade piece I really have no clue what mystical animal it is depicting.

Seems to me it is a crossed between a sphinx and a pixiu.

Based on my knowledge this jade piece is fashioned probably not from the Han style, might be other ethnic style, ie. liao dynasty, etc. But then again I might be wrong.

Please share your thought and shed lights on this really nice but esoteric piece. Many thanks.

Poor pictures, but from what I can see, it is a modern piece, made to look old. If it is Jade, is another question.
Ernest

Excuse my shaky shots, my guess the photos itself cannot do justice on the authenticity of this jade piece. I am more interested in the design itself rather than the composition which can be subjective to different people with difference experience.

This item was cut to look like a "Honshan" design.
Ernest

good day
to my mind it s not jade
and it's not hong shan
cordialy
The Hongshan sculptures are in three dimensions and even some speak of 4 dimensions, several subjects are visible on the same piece, their sculputures fall under the exploit

cordialy

Thank you both gentlemen for your good comments. Personally I don't think this piece is derived from Hongshan design, this piece IMHO is more like an out of place design from any era that I have known of and I am still wondering of the design it originated from. I have occasionally fondling this piece date from my lastest posting and today I have discovered there are some very minute surface changes in this jade, let me find an opportunity to post some photos here next time. Personally I feel this is a jade indeed but more like those provincial material like xiuyan nephrite or the likes. One point to note, the inner-lines carving of the jade is not made by modern day tool because under a 20x loupe the lines are jagged and very prominent around the curved areas which clearly presented the labourious works the craftman might have endeavoured. Logically using this type of carving works are not viable in this modern times.

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