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China: Ming dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 2.3/8in [ 6cm ]
A celadon and russet jade carving of a rooster and chicken perched on a pierced rockwork, the larger bird pressing against a leafy flower, its head turned back to look at the smaller fowl, the heads and feathers well defined.
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China: Ming dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 6 1/2in [ 16.5cm ]
A celadon and russet jade carving of a standing boy wearing a long sleeved robe, both hands grasping a branch of five pomegranates over his shoulder, the boys face with a serene expression, the details well defined.
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China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 1.3/4in [ 4.5cm ]
A mottled brown, russet and yellow jade pendant modelled as a duck with its head turned resting on its back, holding a millet spray in its mouth, the details of the feet to the underside well defined.
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China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 2.7/8in [ 7.3cm ]
A pale celadon and russet jade model of a parrot standing on a cloud scroll base, the bird looking forward with head slightly bowed, the feathers well defined.
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China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 3in [ 7.6cm ]
A russet-skinned white jade model of a crouching hound of flattened form, the head resting on the forepaws, the high arched back showing the well defined vertebrae, the tail flicked to one side, the underside well rendered.
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China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 3.5/8in [ 9.2cm ]
A yellow and black jade group of Shoulao standing in flowing robes tied at the waist, his right hand grasping a staff, his left holding a peach, at one side a recumbent stag holding a lingzhi spray in its mouth, the other side a crane standing on rockwork, the details of the stone well used.
China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 8.1/4in [ 20.9cm ]
A large mottled grey and celadon jade model of a seated goose, its head turned slightly to the right, the wings carved in relief with coiled dragons, the tail feathers with horizontal ridged lines, the head with an exaggerated crest.
China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Height: 2in [ 5.1cm ]
A yellow and russet jade model of a recumbent horse with its head turned back on itself, the mane falling down either side of the long curved neck, the tail whipped over the right haunch.
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China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Length: 2.1/4in [ 5.7cm ]
A celadon and dark-russet jade model of a duck wrapped in a length of silk, the bird with its head turned back, biting at the tie, the folds of the cloth well defined, the stone well polished.
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China: Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century
Width: 2.3/8in [ 6cm ]
A deep russet-skinned pale celadon jade model of a horse rolling on its back, the right foreleg drawn underneath the head, the curled tail splitting the back legs, the mane falling either side of the neck, the backbone well defined.