Page 204 - CHRISTIE'S Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 09/14 - 15 / 17

ANOTHER PROPERTY

1035
A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MAGPIE

18TH CENTURY
The bird is shown with its head turned back and grasping a blossoming prunus branch in its beak, its
taloned feet tucked with fnely carved feathers under the slender body, wings folded around the sides and
the long tail feathers neatly extended. The stone is of an even celadon tone with some mottling and opaque
inclusions.
4√ in. (12.4 cm.) long, zitan stand
$6,000-8,000
清十八世紀 青白玉雕喜上眉梢擺件

196