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Ornate, curly, and fairly flat jade carving of a dragon in motion yet overall contained in a rectangle configuration.　

Jade Dragon Silhouette

Chinese

An ornate triangular shaped dragon with its head in the left corner, facing left with open mouth.　

Feline in Decorative Jade Triangle (one of a pair)

Chinese

A jade sculpture of an oblong cicada. The top is curved with carved lines to detail the head. The middle and bottom are shaped into two longer points with three gold shapes on them. It is light grey in color with brown coloration in the engraved parts.

Jade Cicada with Patches of Gold Foil

Chinese

A jade sculpture of a short, round cicada. The top is curved with carved lines to detail the head. The middle and bottom have carved lines that make downward facing points. The bottom comes to a point. It is yellow and light green in color with some orange spots.

Jade Cicada in the Round

Chinese

A jade sculpture of a short, round cicada. The top is curved with carved lines to detail the head and antennas. The middle and bottom have carved curved, detailed lines that make downward facing points. The bottom comes to a point. It is light yellow and cream colored.

Jade Cicada in the Round

Chinese

Ornate garment hook with a dragon’s head, its neck is curled up to function as the hook section.　

Small Jade Garment Hook

Chinese

A glass sculpture of a short and stout cicada. The top is flat with carved lines to detail the head. The middle and bottom are shaped into two longer points. It is light yellow in color with orange coloration in the engraved parts.

Glass Cicada

Chinese

Long, slender white jade hook with decorative diagonal marks and two dragon heads at opposite ends.

Long Jade Hook Terminating in Dragon Heads

Chinese

Symmetrical shape pendant of a wide arch, somewhat flat in the middle, it curls upward on both ends.　

Jade Openwork Plaque Terminating in Dragon Heads

Chinese

Two jade disks that are attached by a square hinge at the center. They are pale green and brown in color. The disks are circular with the centers cut out. There are four cut-out swirling pieces in each corner of the disks. The disks are detailed with engr

Pair of Hinged Jade Disks

Chinese

Profile view of a milky light green colored stylized cat, facing left with S-curved neck, back, and tail, looking fierce. 　

Small Jade Feline

Chinese

A flat jade pendant of a person that is dark green in color and has been carved with fine lines to outline a wrapped robe, belt, draped sleeves, their face, hair, and a small head piece. There are two protruding, round shaped coming out from the neck with

Jade Pendant in the Shape of a Human Figure

Chinese

A flat jade pendant of a woman that is rectangular in shape and has been carved with fine lines to outline a wrapped robe, belt, a swirling shape by her feet, her face, and her hair which goes behind her head.

Jade Pendant Shaped as a Female Figure (one of a pair)

Chinese

A flat jade pendant of a woman that is rectangular in shape and has been carved with fine lines to outline a wrapped robe, belt, a swirling shape by her feet, her face, and her hair which goes behind her head.

Jade Pendant Shaped as a Female Figure (one of a pair)

Chinese

A dark green jade disk with a circle cut out in the middle. The center circle is fairly small. There is a faint pattern throughout the piece made of small circles.

Large Jade Disk

Chinese

A carved object of a bird in profile faces left clenching a coiled snake in its open hooked beak.　

Jade Bird Subduing Two Snakes

Chinese

A pair of hinged jade plaques that are shown lying horizontally flat. The two plaques are made of swirling shapes with the negative spaces cut out. The hinge at the center is square in shape. There are carved lines throughout the piece that swirl and curl

Hinged Pair of Jade Plaques

Chinese

Vertical shaped ornament of a dragon with arched back and parrot-like tail curled at the tip.　

Jade Openwork Feline

Chinese

A claw-shaped curved flat jade object, almost C-shaped, with an animal carved into it.　

Claw-Shaped Jade Pendant

Chinese

Ornate and fairly flat, highly polished bird-like animal made from jade.　

Jade Bird Figure in Openwork

Chinese

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