A rare white jade swallow scroll-weight
18th centurySuperbly carved in openwork and relief with its head turning sharply to the left and grasping a gnarled leafy branch of blossoming prunus in its beak, the features of the bird highly detailed with the wings and bifurcated tail-feathers meticulously carved with shallow incised lines, the legs tucked neatly underneath, the softly polished stone of an even white tone. 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long.
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十八世紀 白玉雕喜上眉梢飾件Provenance: O.J.R.Allen collection, acquired from John Sparks Ltd., London, on 19 August 1986Marchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Marchant, Chinese Jades from the Mr. O.J.R. Allen Collection, London, 2013, no.23來源:O.J.R.Allen舊藏,1986年8月19日購於倫敦John Sparks有限公司倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄:Marchant,《Chinese Jades from the Mr. O.J.R. Allen Collection》,倫敦,2013年,編號23白玉質,白若糖霜,潤如膏腴,圓雕喜鵲銜梅枝,喜鵲側頸,短喙,口銜梅枝,花開三朵,貼於右翼,喜鵲展翅,翹尾,整件呈三角形,應是隨形而雕,翎羽淺刻,細翎長羽刻劃工整細密,淺浮雕雙腿於下腹。喜鵲銜梅枝寓意喜上眉梢 。