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A WHITE JADE ‘DUCK AND LOTUS’ CARVING
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
depicting a pair of ducks recumbent on a curled lotus leaf, both grasping
stems of blossoming lotus in their beaks, their wings folded on the sides and
finely detailed with plumage, the stone of a greenish-white with slight russet
highlights
. , ¼ .
£ 5,000-8,000
HK$ 48,300-77,500 US$ 6,300-10,000
For footnote see p. 135
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