ID 807479 
Lot 720  | A BLACK AND PALE GREY JADE FIGURE OF A PARROT
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000 
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.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones | 
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Qing Dynasty | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones | 
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Qing Dynasty | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
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