Lot 276 , A Chinese white and brown jade figure of a recumbent of crane, Song dynasty or later, length 5cm, wood stand

A Chinese white and brown jade figure of a recumbent of crane, Song dynasty or later, the figure with its head bent backward and grasping a fruiting peach branch in its beak, the stone with russet and brown inclusions, length 5cm, wood stand
Estimate £200-300

Compare a similar jade carving of a goose in Chinese Jade Throughout The Ages, an exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramics Society June 1975 Victoria and Albert Museum, item 243, dated to the Song period.

There is brown veining and inclusions to the stone, a tiny chip to the leaf at the back of the goose, otherwise in reasonable condition.


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Sold for £400