A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BIRD SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC The jade is carved as a bird, possibly a mallard, swimming in profile with a pronounced bifurcated crest and a bifurcated tail. Both sides are finely incised with double-line details. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with areas of opaque alteration. 2 11/16 in. (6.7 cm.) wide, box Provenance Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992
A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BIRD SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC The jade is carved as a bird, possibly a mallard, swimming in profile with a pronounced bifurcated crest and a bifurcated tail. Both sides are finely incised with double-line details. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with areas of opaque alteration. 2 11/16 in. (6.7 cm.) wide, box Provenance Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992
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