Description & Technical information
Finely carved from a phoenix looking at a flower and on the other side a bird of prey facing a tiger.
Date: around 1800/1850
Period: 19th century
Origin: China official school
Medium: Agate
Dimensions: 5.6 cm (2¹/₄ inches)
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