Chinese Chop Form Figure of a Ram

Little white creature with ink-line eyes grins from atop a square block.

This jade chop-form figure of a ram is from China, and dates to the 20th century. Jade has been carved in China for thousands of years, valued for its hardness and its smooth, cool surface, and carvers generally work it with abrasives rather than blades. Pale, translucent carved animal with rounded ears and a broad smile sits on a square base. The block beneath is plain and polished. It is 1 inches wide, 1 deep and 2 high.

The grin has survived better than most opinions.