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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘WINGED FIGURE’ Compare a closely related figure in the Tianjin City Art
FINIAL Museum, of slightly earlier date in the Song dynasty, illustrated
JIN – YUAN DYNASTY in Tianjin shi yishu bowuguan cang yu [Tianjin City Art Museum.
Jade], Hong Kong, 1993, pl. 165.
the zoomorphic celestial figure depicted flanked by a pair
of wings, the body terminating with a long curled tail, the
plumage of the figure detailed with fine incisions, all atop a
lobed oval hemispherical base, the stone of a pale celadon
colour with light russet markings
4 cm, 1½ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,600-3,850
金至元 青白玉羽人頂飾
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