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A SMALL WELL-CARVED WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE
OF A BIRD

18TH CENTURY
The bird with fnely carved feathers is shown grasping a fowering prunus
branch in its beak, with its feet tucked under the body. The semi-translucent
white stone has russet markings.
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long

$10,000-12,000

PROVENANCE

Drs. Robert and Laura Boyd Collection, Sherwood, Illinois.

Birds have been a continuously popular subject matter for jade carving in
China from Neolithic times. In the crispness of its carving and the attractive
combination of white stone with russet highlights, the present carving can
be compared to other 18th century jade bird carvings. See, for example, a
carving of a bird with a fruiting branch, and with an incised Qianlong mark,
included in the exhibition 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade, San Antonio Museum
of Art, 1 October 2011-19 February 2012, and illustrated in the Catalogue,
p. 122, no. 85.
清十八世紀 白玉雕喜上眉梢擺件

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A GREY AND PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BIRD

17TH-18TH CENTURY
The bird with fnely detailed feathers is shown with head turned backwards,
and standing with one foot raised on a rocky outcrop. The pale celadon stone
has areas of mottled shaded grey color and small areas of russet color.
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) high

$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE

The Hope Sardeson Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1970s.
十七/十八世紀 灰青玉雕英雄獨立擺件