A LARGE WHITE JADE DUCK-FORM BOX AND COVER
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A LARGE WHITE JADE DUCK-FORM BOX AND COVER

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A LARGE WHITE JADE DUCK-FORM BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Well carved in two sections as a duck standing with head raised and beak open amidst a tangle of lotus stems rising from the base where they surround the bird's feet and body with sprays of blossoms, buds and leaves, all finely detailed with raised and incised lines, the upper body of the duck forming the cover, and the lower body and legs the box, the semi-translucent stone of an even creamy white tone
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long, stand, box

Lot Essay

Another large white jade box formed as a duck amidst lotus plants was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 May 1987, lot 358, from the T. Y. Chao Collection, and a group of eight ducks, also in a tangle of water weeds, was included in the O. C. S. exhibition, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, London, 1975, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 409.

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