A FINE CELADON JADE DUCK

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A FINE CELADON JADE DUCK
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

The pebble finely carved as a duck with its neck stretched back so that the head rests on its back, grasping a long spray of peony in its beak, seated with its webbed feet tucked under its body, the wings depicted with feathers and archaistic scrolls, carved from a stone of pale celadon tone with amber inclusions
4 in. (10 cm.) wide, box

Provenance

Greenfield Collection

Lot Essay

The modelling of the duck and the use of the amber 'skin' of the jade to highlight the carved texture, are very similar to another carving of a crane from the Qing court collection, illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 80.

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