A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE

SONG/MING DYNASTY

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A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE
SONG/MING DYNASTY
Subtly carved standing with head facing forward, with simplified wings and upcurved tail, drilled vertically through the body for stringing, the stone softly polished and of very palest yellowish-white tone with mottling on the tip of the beak and on the feet
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long

Lot Essay

Compare a slightly larger white jade carving of a goose illustrated in China at the Inception of the Second Millenium: Art and Culture of the Sung Dynasty, 960-1279, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2000, p. 137, no. II-23.

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