Description Cleverly carved to take advantage of the grey and white tones of the stone, the recumbent cat with a butterfly by its curled tail, on an ornately carved and pierced barrel-form garden stool.Note:"Qiao Se" (skillfully using color), a classical practice of jade carving. The jade carver would work as a painter, manipulating the natural palete presented in the stone into the realization of the subject. It also better serves the purpose of conserving the precious jade material. Emperor Qianlong (1736-1795) once highly praised the technique. The Chinese word "Cat and Butterfly" are homonyms of the words for elderly prople (from their 70s to 90s). This rebus combination appears frequently on artworks, as a wish for longevity and usually presented as a birthday gift to older people.註：“俏色”為一種經典的玉雕方法。玉匠們揮刀如筆，像畫家們作畫一般，巧妙地將預料本身的顏色設計於主題當中。這樣做的另一大優勢在於最大限度的節省珍貴的玉料。乾隆皇帝（1736-1795）曾經盛讚這種奇巧的技藝。“貓蝶”為耄耋之諧音詞，常見於各種為老人賀壽題材藝術品之上。(H: 2 3/8 in.)