Twenty Diminutive Jade Fish or Nephrite Carvings

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved fish carvings, largest approximately 3.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved fish carvings, largest approximately 3.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved animal carvings, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved animal carvings, largest approximately 3 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carvings, jade or nephrite, largest approximately 2.5 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carvings, jade or nephrite, largest approximately 3 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved horse carvings, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese cat carvings, largest approximately 2.5 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved animal carvings, jade or nephrite, largest approximately 3 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved monkeys, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carved monkeys, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carvings with floral themes, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese carvings with floral themes, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese cat and dog jade carvings, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Twenty diminutive Chinese cat and dog carvings, largest approximately 2.5 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sixteen diminutive Chinese carved scholar carvings, largest approximately 2.5 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sixteen diminutive Chinese carved scholar carvings, largest approximately 2.25 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

Fifteen diminutive Chinese aquatic themed carvings, largest approximately 2.75 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.

FIVE DIMINUTIVE JADE CARVINGSChinese, 19th/20th century. Monkeys, fish and another.Largest: 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (6.4 x 4.4 cm.)

Group of four diminutive jade carvings of animals, executed in celadon jade with russet inclusions, comprising a fish pendant, a cat, two cats intertwined, and a horse, largest 3"l.

Ming to Qing Dynasty, China, ca. 1368 to 1912 CE. This is a jade (nephrite) carving of some kind of animal; it may be a chimera, with a fish- or amphibian-like head (there might be gills atop the head

Ming to Qing Dynasties, China, ca. 1368 to 1912 CE. This is a thin black jade (nephrite) carving of an animal that looks like a chimera of a fish and a pig that is curled around itself. It has some su

Hand carved fish with lotus and leaf stalk in mouth. Nephrite jade with russet and red colorations. Very good condition with no apparent chips, cracks, etc. 1 7/8" H x 5" L x 1" w approx.

Eighteen diminutive Chinese frog and turtle jade carvings, largest approximately 2 inches. Collection of Ruth Frank, Pittsburgh, PA.