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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT GOOSE
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT GOOSE
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Carved from a smooth flattened pebble, the goose is shown with the head turned back and preening its plumage, the wing feathers represented by a series of lightly carved lines. The stone has a lustrous polish and is of a creamy-white tone with russet patches.
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Carved from a smooth flattened pebble, the goose is shown with the head turned back and preening its plumage, the wing feathers represented by a series of lightly carved lines. The stone has a lustrous polish and is of a creamy-white tone with russet patches.
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's New York, 3 June 1988, lot 102.
Literature
J. Ayers, A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the Worrell Collection, London, 1993, no. 23.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist