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A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A
‘DUCK AND DUCKLING’ GROUP
17th century
The duck gracefully modelled with incised
wing feather decoration before a smaller
duckling, both recumbent on a lotus leaf finely
detailed with naturalistic veins and curling
stems, the stone of pale green tone with
russet and cloudy inclusions, wood stand.
10.4cm (4 1/8in) long. (2).
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY36,000 - 54,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at
No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

十七世紀 青玉育子擺件

Provenance: an English private collection
Sotheby’s London, 6 November 2013, lot 22

來源：英國私人舊藏
倫敦蘇富比，2013年11月6日，拍品編號22

Compare with a similar jade carving of ducks
illustrated by G.Savage, Chinese Jade: A
Concise Introduction, New York, 1964, pl.18b;
and another jade carving of geese illustrated
in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the
Study, Shenzhen, 2009, p.119, no.87.
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A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE
‘PHOENIX AND PEACH’ GROUP
17th century
The mythical bird carved recumbent, the
wings, tailed and tucked legs finely articulated
in low detail with incised details, the head
turned backwards, grasping in its beak a leafy
branch bearing three ripe peaches and leaves,
the body naturalistically swelling at the chest
and tapering towards the tail, the stone of pale
green colour with russet and brown inclusions.
10.5cm (4 1/8in) long.
£2,500 - 3,500
CNY23,000 - 32,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at
No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

十七世紀 青白玉雕鳳凰銜桃

Provenance: Louis Joseph, London, circa
1950-1970
An English private collection
Bonhams London, 5 November 2007, lot 28

來源：Louis Joseph倫敦舊藏，約1950-1970
年間入藏
英國私人舊藏
倫敦邦瀚斯，2007年11月5日，拍品編號28

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