A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BIRD

WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771BC

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A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BIRD
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771BC
The jade is carved in the round as a standing bird with a tall teardrop-shaped crest, a hooked beak, and an elongated tail, with finely incised circular eyes and feathers. The stone is of a greenish-white tone with partially altered surfaces.
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high, box

Provenance

Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991

Lot Essay

For a similar Western Zhou jade carving of a bird, compare a slightly smaller white jade example (4 cm. high) in the Zhouyuan Museum, Shaanxi province, illustrated in Zhouyuan yuqi, Taipei, 1996, no. 49, which also has a flattened form with a high crest.

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