A pale green jade bird staff-finial
A pale green jade bird staff-finial
Song/Yuan Dynasty
The dove carved in archaistic style, the folded wings picked out with finely incised feathers and archaistic scrolls in low-relief, the long curling tail feathers deftly carved with grooves, the legs carved to the sides, seated on top of a circular hollowed section, the stone of greenish-grey tone with russet inclusions, stand. 10cm (3 7/8in) long. (2).
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A pale green jade bird staff-finial
Song/Yuan Dynasty
The dove carved in archaistic style, the folded wings picked out with finely incised feathers and archaistic scrolls in low-relief, the long curling tail feathers deftly carved with grooves, the legs carved to the sides, seated on top of a circular hollowed section, the stone of greenish-grey tone with russet inclusions, stand. 10cm (3 7/8in) long. (2).