A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MAGPIE
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A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MAGPIE

18TH CENTURY

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A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MAGPIE
18TH CENTURY
The bird is shown with its head turned back and grasping a blossoming prunus branch in its beak, its taloned feet tucked with finely carved feathers under the slender body, wings folded around the sides and the long tail feathers neatly extended. The stone is of an even celadon tone with some mottling and opaque inclusions.
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) long, zitan stand

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