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A RARE AND UNUSUAL GREYISH-CELADON JADE CARVING OF A DUCK
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

明 青灰玉鴨

The duck is carved in the round with the head turned to face the rear and the beak resting on its back. The
feathers and webbed feet are fnely detailed. The stone is of an attractive pale tone with some brownish-
grey areas.

2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) high

£8,000-12,000 $13,000-18,000
€11,000-16,000

PROVENANCE:

From a private collection amassed in the 1980s.

See a jade fower holder using a very similar stone published in, Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth,
Chinese Jades through the Ages, The National Palace Museum, Taiwan, 2012, p. 133, pl. 7-2-5.

來源:私人珍藏；購自1980年代

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