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A rare soapstone 'duck' water coupe
17th/18th century

Chinese Works of Art
18 March 2019, 10:00 EDT
New York

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A rare soapstone 'duck' water coupe

17th/18th century
Carved in the form of a mandarin duck with a leaf-shaped sail feather rising behind the overlapping feathers of the lower wing and the curling feathers across its breast, a leafy water weed tendril grasped in its mouth, the hollowed interior covered by a stopper finished with a finial of curling flower petals, the pale straw colored stone showing veins of variegated honey brown hue.
4in (10cm) long

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十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕寳鴨啣蓮洗

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