A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A GOOSEQING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

the pebble finely carved as a recumbent goose with the head turned back over its body and the feet tucked underneath, grasping a sprig of millet in its beak, the wing feathers detailed with archaistic motifs, a collar of geometric chevrons around the neck, the stone of even tone with occasional dark brown veining

Purchased in New York, 22nd March 2003.