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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A 宋 白玉巧作臥雞
HEN
SONG DYNASTY 展覽：
《金木水火土：香港文物收藏精品展》，香港藝術館，香
sensitively worked with a short sharp beak between a low 港，2002年
comb and large wattle, the sides of the plump body detailed
with a large pair of wings, the figure pierced through vertically 母雞白玉帶皮，雙腳臥於腹下。身形圓潤，圓坑小眼，尖
for suspension, the stone of a pale celadon-white colour 嘴，以皮色巧作雞冠，陰線勾勒輪廓。
with russet skin skilfully worked to highlight the comb and
underside 臥雞簡單的線條巧妙而嚴謹，可見工匠工藝之嫻熟，意趣
5.8 cm, 2¼ in. 盎然，及盡把玩之趣。
EXHIBITED
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities
Collections in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong
Kong, 2002.
HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,800-38,700
