A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT GOOSE

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Lot 746 | A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT GOOSE
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT GOOSE

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Carved from a smooth flattened pebble, the goose is shown with the head turned back and preening its plumage, the wing feathers represented by a series of lightly carved lines. The stone has a lustrous polish and is of a creamy-white tone with russet patches.

3 in. (7.5 cm.) long





Provenance

Christie's New York, 3 June 1988, lot 102.





Literature

J. Ayers, A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the Worrell Collection, London, 1993, no. 23.





Exhibited

Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.

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