Chinese Figure of Two Monkeys

Two monkeys piled into a heap of wide eyes and wrapped limbs.

This jade figure of two monkeys from China is from China, and dates to the 20th century. Jade is a hard stone that is shaped by grinding and polishing rather than cutting, and Chinese carvers have worked it for millennia. A larger animal with big round eyes clasps its limbs together while a smaller one drapes over its head. A curled tail loops below. Cream surface with brown flecks and warm russet patches in the crevices. It is 1.25 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 2.5 high.

Cuddling at a distinctly professional level.