A pale green jade 'geese and lotus' group
18th centuryIntricately carved in openwork with a goose and its young resting on a large furled lotus leaf, each clasping a leafy lotus stem in its mouth, the plumage of the larger goose delicately defined, the stone of a greenish-white tone. 5.8cm (2 1/4in) long.
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十八世紀 青白玉雕荷葉雙鵝飾件Provenance: O.J.R. Allen collection, acquired from Jade House, Hong Kong, on 23 March 1977 Marchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Marchant, Chinese Jades from the Mr. O.J.R. Allen Collection, London, 2013, no.34來源:O.J.R.Allen舊藏,1977年3月23日購於香港Jade House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34青白玉質,青瑩透潤,圓雕子母雙鵝於荷葉上,母鵝頭冠高隆,口含荷花一莖,鵝眼淺刻,淺浮雕雙翅,翎羽陰刻,尾微翹,一側雕一雛鵝,半身沒於荷葉,露出曲項,口亦銜蓮,底部荷葉口沿翻卷,底部陰刻筋脈。