A white jade group of a crouching phoenix
18th century
Carved from an oval stone of even pale tone as a long-tailed crouching phoenix looking directly backwards holding a spray of leafy blossom in its beak, the spray extending further down its front and ending in a large peach.
6.5cm (2½in) wide
Carved from an oval stone of even pale tone as a long-tailed crouching phoenix looking directly backwards holding a spray of leafy blossom in its beak, the spray extending further down its front and ending in a large peach.
6.5cm (2½in) wide
Sold for
£30,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 十八世紀 白玉雕鳳凰
Provenance: a Scottish private collection of jade carvings
Lot heading
A Scottish private collection of Jade Carvings
(Lots 75 to 83)
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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