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A LARGE WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A PHOENIX 十八世紀 白玉鳳銜壽桃把件
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
來源：
the substantial boulder intricately worked in the form of Douglas Wright，倫敦
a recumbent phoenix, its webbed feet tucked underneath 倫敦蘇富比1983年4月15日，編號166
its body and its long plumed tail curled behind, the wings
folded on the side, carved with an archaistic dragon in low 哈特曼伉儷收藏
relief and finely incised with feathers, the crowned head 香港佳士得2006年11月28日，編號1426
turned slightly to its right, detailed with eyes in slits and a 出版：
long combed beard, its curved beak grasping a gnarled leafy Robert Kleiner，《哈特曼收藏中國玉器》，香
branch extended to the bird’s back and issuing a pair of
succulent peaches, the stone of an event white tone, carved 港，1996年，圖版199
wood stand
15.5 cm, 6⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
Douglas Wright, London.
Sotheby’s London, 15th April 1983, lot 166.
Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman.
Christie’s Hong Kong, 28th November 2006, lot 1426.
LITERATURE
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and
Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 199.
HK$ 300,000-500,000
US$ 38,300-64,000

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