A white jade carving of a goose
18th centuryFinely carved in openwork as a recumbent goose with its head turning backward grasping a stalk of leafy millet in its beak, the feathers on the closed wings delicately carved in low relief, the stone of creamy white tone. 4.6cm (1 3/4in) long.
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十八世紀 白玉雕鵝銜穗飾件Provenance: A French private collectionMarchant, London來源:法國私人舊藏倫敦Marchant白玉質,玉質白潤,圓雕銜穗鵝一隻,鵝冠隆,短喙,口銜谷穗,碩果累累,鵝曲項,身肥碩,雙翅浮雕而淺刻其羽,雙足內收。整體隨籽玉原石而就,將細綹雕作葉脈,可謂匠心巧運。