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THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN LADY
A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC MANDARIN DUCK GROUP
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC MANDARIN DUCK GROUP
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Superbly carved with a flattened body with angular sides, supported on webbed feet, the head turned backwards, its long beak is grasping a leafy peony spray rendered in openwork, the wings are decorated in low relief with tiered feathers extending from archaistic scrolls, the creamy white stone suffused with russet flecks
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) wide, stand
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Superbly carved with a flattened body with angular sides, supported on webbed feet, the head turned backwards, its long beak is grasping a leafy peony spray rendered in openwork, the wings are decorated in low relief with tiered feathers extending from archaistic scrolls, the creamy white stone suffused with russet flecks
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) wide, stand
Provenance
The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection, Part II, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1563
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.198
Exhibited
Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
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Aster Ng
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