An assortment of small decorative carvings in the traditional Chinese style, depicting various mythical beasts and a guardian lion. The collection includes a translucent pale pink rose quartz carving of a Pixiu in a crouching posture with stylized scales and a single horn. A dark green hardstone seal, possibly nephrite or soapstone, features a square plinth base surmounted by a carved mythical beast, showing grey and white mottling. A bright green translucent carving, possibly jadeite or glass, depicts a Buddhist lion or Fu Dog in a seated defensive posture with a tightly curled mane. The group is completed by a small mythical beast carved from a pale greenish-yellow translucent stone, possibly serpentine or nephrite, featuring a prominent russet-brown surface inclusion. No maker marks or inscriptions are visible on the surfaces.
Height: 3cm to 5cm.
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