Lot Essay
Previously sold in these Rooms, 17 January 1989, lot 938.
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A FINE WHITE JADE DUCK
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The duck is finely carved with stylised archaistic features, with its head turned towards its back grasping a leafy spray of lotus in its bill, its wings detailed with feathers and archaistic dragons, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone with areas of opaque inclusions
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The duck is finely carved with stylised archaistic features, with its head turned towards its back grasping a leafy spray of lotus in its bill, its wings detailed with feathers and archaistic dragons, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone with areas of opaque inclusions
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide