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A PALE CELADON JADE PHOENIX
18th century
Carved in a recumbent posture with clawed feet tucked beneath its
body, its crested head elegantly turned to face its curled, layered
tail feathers, its wings poised with touching tips, the details finely
rendered, the stone of a pale celadon color with minor brown flecks.
4 1/4in (10.8cm) long
$15,000 - 25,000
十八世紀 青玉雕臥鳳擺件
Provenance
Roger Keverne, London
English private collection
Sotheby’s, London, 11 May 2016, lot 4
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