AN UNUSUAL WHITE JADE PHOENIX-FORM WATER POT AND COVER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
AN UNUSUAL WHITE JADE PHOENIX-FORM WATER POT AND COVER 18TH/19TH CENTURY Carved as a recumbent phoenix with legs tucked under the body, the long, arched tail carved in openwork with separate feathers and at its base with a single ruyi head, the wings with finely incised details laid flat and curved upwards at the tips on either side of the fitted, domed cover surmounted by a similarly carved recumbent phoenix-form finial, the stone of pale greenish-white tone with high polish 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
AN UNUSUAL WHITE JADE PHOENIX-FORM WATER POT AND COVER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
AN UNUSUAL WHITE JADE PHOENIX-FORM WATER POT AND COVER 18TH/19TH CENTURY Carved as a recumbent phoenix with legs tucked under the body, the long, arched tail carved in openwork with separate feathers and at its base with a single ruyi head, the wings with finely incised details laid flat and curved upwards at the tips on either side of the fitted, domed cover surmounted by a similarly carved recumbent phoenix-form finial, the stone of pale greenish-white tone with high polish 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
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