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18TH CENTURY
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A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE DEER AND BIRD GROUP
18TH CENTURY
Carved as a recumbent deer holding a long stem of lingzhi in its mouth, the bird perched on its back grasping a blossoming chrysanthemum branch in its beak and with one wing extended to rest on the deer's antlers and one of the lingzhi heads, its long tail trailing down the deer's left haunch, the stone of even white tone
3¾ in. (9.4 cm.) long, wood stand
18TH CENTURY
Carved as a recumbent deer holding a long stem of lingzhi in its mouth, the bird perched on its back grasping a blossoming chrysanthemum branch in its beak and with one wing extended to rest on the deer's antlers and one of the lingzhi heads, its long tail trailing down the deer's left haunch, the stone of even white tone
3¾ in. (9.4 cm.) long, wood stand