Posed female bear, standing, with turned head - White translucent jade with some opaque areas, spots of calcification and surface erosion.
- Angular hook and incised square decoration on arm and legs of bear.
- Decoration is in relief and outlined on each side - nicely done, but hard to photograph.
- Bear has layer of fat on belly, and a short tail at the rear.
- The mouth is slightly open but not threatening.
- The pose is decidedly coquettish and feminine - I can almost see the mirror on the wall.
- 8.9 x 4.6 x 3.2cmÂ
 The Brundage jades in the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco) have a similarly posed female standing bear that is pictured in Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection, d'Argence, 1977, pp. 50-51.                                   | 
