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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A PALE GREYISH WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A BIRD
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE GREYISH WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A BIRD
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Carved in a recumbent position with the head curved back and a leaf clasped in the beak, the details of the wing and tail feathers incised, the stone of pale greyish white tone with dark russet inclusions
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Carved in a recumbent position with the head curved back and a leaf clasped in the beak, the details of the wing and tail feathers incised, the stone of pale greyish white tone with dark russet inclusions
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long
Provenance
The Irving Collection, no. 329, by 1975.