A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE PHOENIX-HEAD BELT HOOK Ming...
A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part II, Lots 228-249
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE PHOENIX-HEAD BELT HOOK
Ming Dynasty
Featuring a phoenix head at one end, detailed with the beak, eyes, and feathers; the curved shaft terminating in a rounded end and reserved with a square button, the stone of pale green tone with beige and cloudy inclusions. 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long.
Footnotes
明 褐青玉雕鳳首帶鉤
See a related green jade belt hook with a phoenix head, Ming dynasty, in the collection of Hunan Provincial Museum, illustrated in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections (中國傳世玉器全集), Vol.4, Beijing, 2010, p.7.
A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part II, Lots 228-249
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE PHOENIX-HEAD BELT HOOK
Ming Dynasty
Featuring a phoenix head at one end, detailed with the beak, eyes, and feathers; the curved shaft terminating in a rounded end and reserved with a square button, the stone of pale green tone with beige and cloudy inclusions. 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long.
Footnotes
明 褐青玉雕鳳首帶鉤
See a related green jade belt hook with a phoenix head, Ming dynasty, in the collection of Hunan Provincial Museum, illustrated in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections (中國傳世玉器全集), Vol.4, Beijing, 2010, p.7.
