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A ROCK CRYSTAL ‘DUCKS AND LOTUS’ PENDANT
LIAO DYNASTY
the flat stone of generally oval section with scalloped edges, each side carved in varying degrees of low relief with a pair of ducks facing one
another, their beaks touching and their wings and tail feathers finely delineated, the pair atop a large lotus blossoming amidst the water’s ripples
below, with the two pierced holes at the lower edge suspending gold wires with gold lotus pod- and seed-shaped ornaments, the top pierced for
suspension
遼 水晶雕鴛鴦貴子珮
Width 2⅛ in., 6.4 cm
$ 4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Purchased in New York, 2005. 購於紐約，2005年

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A ROCK CRYSTAL ‘FALCON AND GOOSE’ GROUP
LIAO DYNASTY
the falcon pressed against the back of the larger bird pecking the crown of its head, the prey with its wings folded defensively against its sides, the
legs reaching back to the spreading tail, and the head tucked against the chest, the spaces between the birds carved in openwork, the feathers and
eyes incised

遼 水晶雕海東青啄雁把件
Length 2⅜ in., 6 cm
$ 5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Purchased in New York, 2005. 購於紐約，2005年

Compare a similar Liao dynasty rock crystal ‘falcon and swan’ group in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.
no. 2004.202.

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