A WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE BIRD GROUP
A WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE BIRD GROUP

18TH CENTURY

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A WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE BIRD GROUP
18th Century
Carved as a large bird and its young standing side by side, the latter with its long neck turned backwards and head resting between the upswept wings, both with notched crest, a finely incised band around the neck and long tail feathers turned under, the well-polished stone with some russet markings
4.3/8in. (11.1cm.) long