Vtg Chinese Oval coveredSerpentine stone box/bowl Grasshopper Motif 4.5 " x 3.5" For Sale

This small, covered, oval cabinet box with bowl displays beautifully, but with several small chips along the meeting edge of one side of the lid's rim. Openwork of the carved grasshopper work is intact. Carved from serpentine stone, this hard stone oval vessel a grasshopper on the lid with pierced openwork carving on body and wings of grasshopper. Lovely addition to antique cabinet display.Gorgeous yellowish green serpentine/bowenite stone has natural variations and highly skilled craftsmanship. Brought home from China to the U.S. by family's missionaries, who returned to the U.S. in the 1950's. weighs 1 ln 3 ounces., measures 4 1/2 inches long and 3 1/2 inches tall. See photos for best description please.