A Chinese celadon jade ‘long-tailed bird’ box and cover

A Chinese celadon jade long-tailed bird box and cover, of compressed globular form, the cover finely carved withtwo long-tailed birdsperchedor flying aroundafruiting treeissuing froma pierced garden rock alongside a stem of lingzhi, the stone of a even celadon colour, 4.9cm diameter and 1.8cm high

Compared with a related pair of jade boxes with covers, sold Sothebys Hong Kong, 8th October, 2013, lot 3044.