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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE JADE MYTHICAL-BIRD
SCROLL WEIGHT
Han Dynasty, four-character dehui yunri mark, 18th century
The dome-shaped scroll weight masterfully carved in the form of
a mythical-bird with a single horn and pointed beak, surmounting
a circular base with its wings outstretched as if ready for flight, the
slightly flared wings flanking a bulbous body, the six grooved long tail
feathers elegantly curled in various directions, all meticulously incised
with a well-defined feather pattern rendering a vivid movement, the
interior of the base hollowed and incised with a later added four-
character ‘dehui yunri’ inscription encircled by a band of incised cloud
scrolls, the smoothly polished stone of greenish-yellow tone suffused
with russet and black inclusions.
6.5cm (2 1/2in) diam.

HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
US$100,000 - 150,000
Provenance:
Acquired in Hong Kong in 1998
The Songzhutang collection, no.74
Published and Illustrated:
T.Fok, The Splendour of Jade: The Songzhutang Collection of Jade,
Hong Kong, 2011, pl.74

漢 朱雀玉鎮
「德輝雲日」刻款 （十八世紀）
來源：
1998年購於香港
松竹堂收藏，編號74
出版及著錄：
霍滿棠，《韞玉生輝 - 松竹堂珍藏玉器》，香港，2011年，圖版74

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