The Property of a Gentleman
A rare white jade 'goose and bird of prey' finial
Jin-Yuan Dynasty
The finial carved in openwork with a bird of prey above a wild goose amidst interlaced leafy lotus tendrils, with a dragonfly at the top feeding off a lotus pod, the stone of grey-white tone with very minor russet inclusions, four holes at the base.
6cm (2⅜in) high
The finial carved in openwork with a bird of prey above a wild goose amidst interlaced leafy lotus tendrils, with a dragonfly at the top feeding off a lotus pod, the stone of grey-white tone with very minor russet inclusions, four holes at the base.
6cm (2⅜in) high
Sold for
£36,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: an English private collection.
Similar carving of a wild goose and bird of prey can be seen on a jade plaque, attributed to the Song or Yuan Dynasty, and a related jade finial, attributed to Liao or Jin Dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 1995, pls.73 and 97.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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