A pale green jade vessel of a bird and cover, zun
Republic Period
The vessel formed as the body of the bird with stylised curling wing feathers on each side leading down to the luxuriantly-swooping tail, raised on two slender legs and three-clawed feet flanking a small dragon-head, the head of the bird forming the cover crowned by a curling comb, the narrow eyes enclosed by long swirling brows, box.
17.7cm (7in) high (3).
The vessel formed as the body of the bird with stylised curling wing feathers on each side leading down to the luxuriantly-swooping tail, raised on two slender legs and three-clawed feet flanking a small dragon-head, the head of the bird forming the cover crowned by a curling comb, the narrow eyes enclosed by long swirling brows, box.
17.7cm (7in) high (3).
Estimate:
£20,000 - 30,000
HK$ 230,000 - 350,000
CNY 190,000 - 280,000
HK$ 230,000 - 350,000
CNY 190,000 - 280,000
Footnotes
- 民國 青玉雕鳥形尊
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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