6.5 cm. （2 1/2 in.） wide

A similar example is illustrated by Christopher Knapton in the Spink exhibition of Chinese Jade， London， 1998， no. 6， p.11.
The model of this bear first appears in the Han dynasty. A related example in the British Museum， with the bear scratching its neck with its left hind leg， is illustrated by Jessica Rawson in Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the
Qing， London， 2002， fig. 1， section 26， p. 350； another， dated
to the Han dynasty from the collection of Desmond Gure &
Dr Arthur Sackler， is illustrated by Gerard Tsang in Chinese Jade Animals， An Exhibition Presented by the Urban Council Hong Kong Museum of Art， 1996， no. 4， pp. 74-75

Provenance：
Hugh Moss Collection
Sotheby’s Hong Kong， Water， Pine and Stone Retreat Collection， Scholarly Art II， 4th April 2012， lot 117

Price estimate:
HKD： 500,000-700,000
USD： 64,500-90,300

Auction Result:
HKD: --