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A FINE WHITE JADE 'PHOENIX' WEIGHT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Finely carved in the round to depict a recumbent phoenix and its young nestled together, both biting a millet spray, their plumage well detailed, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long, stand
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Finely carved in the round to depict a recumbent phoenix and its young nestled together, both biting a millet spray, their plumage well detailed, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long, stand
Provenance
Spink and Son Ltd., London
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 195
Exhibited
Christie's New York, 13-26 March 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004