A small Chinese pale celadon jade carving of 'Dragon' , 17th century or earlier, seated on its four legs with the scrolled wings springing from its back, its horned head facing forward, detailed with rounded eyes and an opened mouth with long beard, the stone of an even pale celadon tone, 6.8cm high Compare with a jade carving of similar design offered, Christies, Important Chinese Jades from the Dizang Studio, 14th May 2019, Lot 20 Provenance: By repute this was owned by an American collector in Japan in the 1930's 元 青白玉辟邪 拍品来源：美国私人收藏，上世纪 3 0 年代购自日本 Condition Report: stone with natural inclusions, cracks and russet