TWO CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVINGS, comprising a duck box and cover, carved recumbent with legs tucked under, the long neck and head resting on the breast, each section carved in relief with the feathers, wings, webbed feet and legs under the russet skin, 10.8cm. long; and a qilin, carved recumbent with his tail lying over his haunch, with well-used russet inclusions, 8.2cm long, both Ming Dynasty (2)

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TWO CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVINGS, comprising a duck box and cover, carved recumbent with legs tucked under, the long neck and head resting on the breast, each section carved in relief with the feathers, wings, webbed feet and legs under the russet skin, 10.8cm. long; and a qilin, carved recumbent with his tail lying over his haunch, with well-used russet inclusions, 8.2cm long, both Ming Dynasty (2)

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