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A rare white jade and hardstone-inset 'magpie' box and cover Qianlong
13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £300,000 inc. premium
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Qianlong
The magpie superbly carved seated on its legs, looking forward and holding in its beak a gnarled lingzhi fungus sprig embellished with jadeite, garnet and rose quartz stones, the tail held high and the wing feathers well detailed, the stone of white tone with a small russet inclusion at the back, wood stand. 14.5cm wide (3).
The magpie superbly carved seated on its legs, looking forward and holding in its beak a gnarled lingzhi fungus sprig embellished with jadeite, garnet and rose quartz stones, the tail held high and the wing feathers well detailed, the stone of white tone with a small russet inclusion at the back, wood stand. 14.5cm wide (3).
Footnotes
Compare a similar pair of white and russet jade magpie-shaped boxes and covers inlaid with stones, from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pl.183.


