A jade bird-form ink stone
A jade bird-form ink stone
Of thin section and finished on both sides, the wing and tail feathers on the front surrounding a shallow oval recess for grinding ink below a deeper recessed reservoir framed by the bird's curving neck and head, the pale olive green stone showing a prominent russet-stained natural fissure line (minor chips); with reticulated wood stand.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) long (2).
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A jade bird-form ink stone
Of thin section and finished on both sides, the wing and tail feathers on the front surrounding a shallow oval recess for grinding ink below a deeper recessed reservoir framed by the bird's curving neck and head, the pale olive green stone showing a prominent russet-stained natural fissure line (minor chips); with reticulated wood stand.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) long (2).