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MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY
细节
Three Small Jade Animal Carvings
Ming/early Qing dynasty
One of pale greyish-white and brown color unusually and well carved in openwork as a shrimp, the dark russet markings of the stone highlighting the details; one a white recumbent cat with head turned to the side, the tail striped and the body and underside with lines of fine hair markings; the third a white goose with head turned as it grooms the edge of one of the raised wings, the tips of the upswept tail feathers coiled to form a loop; all softly polished
25/8, 21/8 and 13/8in. (6.7, 5.4 and 3.5cm.) long (3)
Ming/early Qing dynasty
One of pale greyish-white and brown color unusually and well carved in openwork as a shrimp, the dark russet markings of the stone highlighting the details; one a white recumbent cat with head turned to the side, the tail striped and the body and underside with lines of fine hair markings; the third a white goose with head turned as it grooms the edge of one of the raised wings, the tips of the upswept tail feathers coiled to form a loop; all softly polished
25/8, 21/8 and 13/8in. (6.7, 5.4 and 3.5cm.) long (3)