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A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF THREE GEESE The wild goose was believed to mate for life, and thus became a
18th century popular symbol to express the desire for marital fidelity, peace and
Crisply carved with a large goose and two smaller goslings with prosperity. Also recognised for its military tactics including flight
finely-worked feathers swimming above meticulously-incised crested formation, the goose was considered appropriate to identify fourth-
waves, the larger goose clasping a spray of leafy millet in its beak, rank officials in Imperial China.
the smaller goose behind clasping the same sprig, the stone of pale
greyish-green tone. Compare with a similar jade carving of geese, illustrated by G.Savage,
12.1cm (4 3/4in) long. Chinese Jade: A Concise Introduction, New York, 1964, pl.18b; and
another jade carving of geese illustrated in The Complete Collection of
£18,000 - 24,000 Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study,
CNY160,000 - 210,000 Shenzhen, 2009, p.119, no.87.

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