A JADE PEBBLE IN THE FORM OF TWO BIRDS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

well carved of oval form with two confronting birds, their curling inverted bodies conforming to the shape of the stone with their heads in the centre, their beaks clutching a sprig of lingzhi in one and a stalk of millet in the other, all resting on a large furled lotus pad visible on the reverse, the stone of creamy white tone with a few minor pale grey inclusions