PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN ESTATE
TWO SMALL JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
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TWO SMALL JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
MING/QING DYNASTY
One a grayish-green and russet pebble carved as a recumbent crane grasping in its beak the stem of the large lotus leaf in which it is partially enveloped, the russet skin of the stone used to highlight the leaf and a lotus blossom carved on the reverse; the other a pale greenish-gray jade goose standing with its head turned to the side while grasping a millet stalk in its beak, ground chip
3¾in. (9.5cm.) long, 3½in. (8.9cm.) high, wood stands (2)
MING/QING DYNASTY
One a grayish-green and russet pebble carved as a recumbent crane grasping in its beak the stem of the large lotus leaf in which it is partially enveloped, the russet skin of the stone used to highlight the leaf and a lotus blossom carved on the reverse; the other a pale greenish-gray jade goose standing with its head turned to the side while grasping a millet stalk in its beak, ground chip
3¾in. (9.5cm.) long, 3½in. (8.9cm.) high, wood stands (2)