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A RARE ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE DUCK BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Modelled after a bronze prototype, the cover of the box formed by the upper half of the duck, its head turned to the right, the wings tucked close to the body, incised to render feathers, supported on the oval box forming the lower half of the body, similarly incised and detailed with a tail to one side and raised on a conforming oval base
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) wide, box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Modelled after a bronze prototype, the cover of the box formed by the upper half of the duck, its head turned to the right, the wings tucked close to the body, incised to render feathers, supported on the oval box forming the lower half of the body, similarly incised and detailed with a tail to one side and raised on a conforming oval base
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) wide, box