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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 清十八世紀 白玉歲歲平安
FIGURE OF A QUAIL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 鵪鶉白玉質，局部沁斑，立體圓雕鵪鶉銜穗。
鵪鶉雙足臥於腹下，口線銜麥穗，枝葉盤底。
naturalistically worked in the form of a quail
perched atop a base modelled in openwork as 此器雕琢刀工精湛，翅膀羽毛刻畫細膩，鵪鶉
undulating leafy stems bearing lingzhi blooms, 栩栩如生，為把玩於掌中之玲瓏妙品。
the bird depicted with its head lowered and
grasping a millet stem in its beak, the body
finely and densely detailed with grooved lines
simulating plumage, the white stone accentuated
with variegated russet-brown patches
7 cm, 2¾ in.
HK$ 150,000-200,000
US$ 19,400-25,800
