A Small Finely Carved Agate 'Bixi' Dragon water dropper Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century depicting the fabulous beast with tortoiseshell back, his beard, mane and scrolling tail finely incised, the hollowed body with stopper surmounted by a crane with a lingzhi in its beak, a pendant ring to the beard of the beast and another to the stem of the lingzhi, the stone of an even translucent gray-violet, tinged with pale russet at the head and feet of the bixi, the head of the crane and the lingzhi, skillfully carved to incorporate a russet inclusion, the underside incised with a four-character mark in seal script yong shou zhi bao ('treasure of eternal longevity') (2) length 3 3/4 in., 9.5 cm; height 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm
A Small Finely Carved Agate 'Bixi' Dragon water dropper Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century depicting the fabulous beast with tortoiseshell back, his beard, mane and scrolling tail finely incised, the hollowed body with stopper surmounted by a crane with a lingzhi in its beak, a pendant ring to the beard of the beast and another to the stem of the lingzhi, the stone of an even translucent gray-violet, tinged with pale russet at the head and feet of the bixi, the head of the crane and the lingzhi, skillfully carved to incorporate a russet inclusion, the underside incised with a four-character mark in seal script yong shou zhi bao ('treasure of eternal longevity') (2) length 3 3/4 in., 9.5 cm; height 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm
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