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Catalogue No.10
China: Song/early Ming Dynasty,
10th to 15th Century
Height: 2.3/8in [ 6cm ]
A translucent bluish-celadon and russet jade model of a recumbent crane, its long neck twisted around to grasp a fruiting peach spray, the wings curved to join at the back above the tail feather, the legs tucked beneath the body, the details well rendered.