Description

一隻個子頗小的玉龜. 四腳短縮著. 圓圓的頭兒向好奇地向外探伸. 白玉質之中帶有色泌和綹紋. 整體的手工簡潔潔而凌厲, 很具漢八刀的代表性. 㸔似隨意卻洽到好處. 每道小工都認真精緻而不花巧.

The jade is craved in the shape of a little tortoise. The four legs are holding on to the ground. The little head stretches out to take a curiosity look of the outside world. The overall workmanship has no thrills but sharp and determinant. It is full of the characteristic of the popular Eight-Cuts skills of the Han period. If you look closer, you would appreciate its casual yet proper strikes, its simplicity yet fine touches.

Circa Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD)
4.5 x 3.6 cm. 1 cm thick