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MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
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A WHITE AND BROWN JADE MANDARIN DUCK
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The duck carved in the round holding a lingzhi spray in its beak with its head turned sharply looking back, the plumage well-carved and incised, its two feet tucked under its body, the stone of pale celadon with extensive russet brown areas and a smooth polish
2 1/2 in. (6.7 cm.) wide
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The duck carved in the round holding a lingzhi spray in its beak with its head turned sharply looking back, the plumage well-carved and incised, its two feet tucked under its body, the stone of pale celadon with extensive russet brown areas and a smooth polish
2 1/2 in. (6.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s from the Marcel Griffon Collection, Nice, France, who was a prominent dealer and collector in Middle Eastern, African and Oriental art from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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