A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CRANE, LATE SONG DYNASTY

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CRANE, LATE SONG - YUAN DYNASTY
China, 13th-14th century. Carved as a recumbent crane, with its head turned sharply to the left over its back, its webbed feet tucked under its body, and the wings folded in and well detailed with incised markings.

Provenance: From the estate of a Lady, United Kingdom.
Condition: Extensive wear and fine, natural patina. Small old loss to edge at backside, hardly visible due to wear and patina. Natural flaws to stone.

Weight: 89.5 g
Dimensions: Length 6.8 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare the carving and incisions to the eyes, wings and details to plumage with a closely related jade crane from the Song dynasty, 6 cm length, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 08 October 2014, lot 3818, bought in at an estimate of HKD $300,000/400,000.

白玉雕鶴，元代
中國，十三至十四世紀。雕刻成斜躺的仙鶴，頭部向左轉，其蹼狀腳藏在身體下方，翅膀折入並刻有羽毛。

來源：英國貴婦遺產
品相：大面積磨損和細膩自然的包漿。 背面有少量舊磨損，但由於磨損和包漿幾乎看不見。 石材的自然缺陷。

重量：89.5 克
尺寸：長6.8 厘米