Pre-Ming Agate Duck-Form Ornament
Pre-Ming Agate Duck-Form OrnamentCarved from a single block of brownish-red agate: height 14 cm, length 13 cm. The goose head is raised upward, the beak open, the eye inlaid with a gold foil. The body is a reclining goose with spread wings; the wing-feather areas are bound with gold foil bearing verdigris. The goose feet stand apart, the form full. An agate, gold-bound scholar's water dropper.Height 14cm, Length 13cm, Width 5.5cm568g
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Pre-Ming Agate Duck-Form OrnamentCarved from a single block of brownish-red agate: height 14 cm, length 13 cm. The goose head is raised upward, the beak open, the eye inlaid with a gold foil. The body is a reclining goose with spread wings; the wing-feather areas are bound with gold foil bearing verdigris. The goose feet stand apart, the form full. An agate, gold-bound scholar's water dropper.Height 14cm, Length 13cm, Width 5.5cm568g
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