This is a piece of "Jelly" Chicken Blood Stone carved in the image of a Female Fu Lion, depicted to be playing with it's offspring. It is composed of a translucent stone with visible floating cinnabar inclusions. The material of the piece resembles "wax with suspended blood" in ambient light. However it reveals a pink-to-orange coloration in indirect sunlight. Documented 'Stone Sweating' event: 'Stone Sweating': Documented visible exudation of micro-beads of liquid from its lower half (observed Dec 1, 2024, on a hot, humid day, please see images attached). This is a prized characteristic in precious stones. I have attached key corroborating images of the piece and the 'Stone Sweating' event. I believe this is a desirable and esteemed quality among precious stones. Provenance: Retains its original 1980s retail tag ($120) and brocade box. It comes from a collection with extensive 1980s government-sourced documentation. The collection consists of 17 Chinese scholarly items, assembled by a single Singaporean collector in the 1980s and boasting comprehensive provenance from official Chinese Communist Party controlled sources, after the Cultural Revolution, evidenced by original paper tags, boxes and receipts. I can provide additional high-resolution images, and further provenance documentation upon your request. This is part of the same collection as this piece: https://app.mearto.com/items/chicken-bloodstone-panel

4 x 2.5 x 2