Lot 157 , A Chinese celadon and russet jade figure of a recumbent bird, Ming dynasty, length 6.4cm, slight edge chips

A Chinese celadon and russet jade figure of a recumbent bird, Ming dynasty, with detail to the feathers on its wings and tail, and its feet carved underneath, the celadon stone with a russet skin in patches, length 6.4cm, slight edge chips
Estimate £300-500

From the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.

From the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.

Literature: See Chinese Jade Throughout The Ages, The Book For an Exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britian and The Oriental Ceramics Society Victoria and Albert Museum 1975, plates 368 and 369 for similar figures of birds.

A chip loss to the tip of the birds beak and a few small nibbles / abrasion to the end of the birds tale and on the left side of his tail there is some splintering / erosion to the underside edge, natural inclusions in the stone which the carver has incorporated into the design.


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Sold for £2,400