A pale green jade goose
16th/17th century
The bird skillfully carved in the round, with its long neck twisted back over its body, grasping a lotus stem in its beak, the stone of a very pale green tone with light brown inclusions.
6.8cm (2¾in) wide
The bird skillfully carved in the round, with its long neck twisted back over its body, grasping a lotus stem in its beak, the stone of a very pale green tone with light brown inclusions.
6.8cm (2¾in) wide
Sold for
£15,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: purchased from Spink & Son Ltd, London, 20 June 1988
Lot heading
Property from an Italian Private Collection.
Purchased in the 1960s-80s by the father of the present owner (lots 79-93)
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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