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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
A BLACK AND PALE GREY JADE FIGURE OF A PARROT
MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 15TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A BLACK AND PALE GREY JADE FIGURE OF A PARROT
MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 15TH-18TH CENTURY
The parrot is shown with extended wings incised with a series of curvilinear lines to indicate feathers, with the tips curled and resting on the bifurcated tail. The beak is pierced with a single hole for suspension and the stone is predominately of a blackish-brown tone with small areas of pale grey streaked with brown.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 15TH-18TH CENTURY
The parrot is shown with extended wings incised with a series of curvilinear lines to indicate feathers, with the tips curled and resting on the bifurcated tail. The beak is pierced with a single hole for suspension and the stone is predominately of a blackish-brown tone with small areas of pale grey streaked with brown.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Asian Art, London, 15 November 2004.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2004-2022.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist