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Lot 146
A pale green jade carving of a recumbent crane 18th century
8 November 2012, 10:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£12,000 - £15,000
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A pale green jade carving of a recumbent crane
18th century
The pebble carved as a crane with its head turned to look backwards and grasping in its beak a branch laden with two peaches on each side, the feathers of the crane meticulously carved and the slender legs and claws elegantly tucked underneath the body. 8.6cm (3½in) long
The pebble carved as a crane with its head turned to look backwards and grasping in its beak a branch laden with two peaches on each side, the feathers of the crane meticulously carved and the slender legs and claws elegantly tucked underneath the body. 8.6cm (3½in) long
Footnotes
十八世紀 青玉雕鶴
Compare a similar but slightly larger crane illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, no.179.


