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A SUPERB WHITE JADE ‘QUAIL’ BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 白玉歲歲平安蓋盒
of circular section, the flat top of the cover finely worked with
two quail, one rendered perched on a rocky promontory and
the other sweeping downwards, each bird superbly depicted
with fine plumage, the scene further decorated with millet
stems issuing from behind jagged rockwork with small lingzhi
blooms nearby, all enclosed within a raised circular band
repeated at the rim, the box supported on a short straight
foot, the lustrous stone of an even white colour, wood stand
14.1 cm, 5½ in.
HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 256,000-384,000
