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See an 18th century pair of quail boxes in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, illustrated by J. Watt in Chinese Jades from the Seatle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, no. 73
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19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF PALE CELADON JADE QUAIL-FORM BOXES AND COVERS
19TH CENTURY
Each carved seated with legs tucked under the body, incised with feathers, the cover fitting the box with a sawtooth seam, the stone of a slightly mottled, even, pale tone
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) across, fitted box (2)
19TH CENTURY
Each carved seated with legs tucked under the body, incised with feathers, the cover fitting the box with a sawtooth seam, the stone of a slightly mottled, even, pale tone
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) across, fitted box (2)
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