清十八世紀 淺青玉「銜桃鳳凰」洗

the recumbent mythical bird carved recumbent turning its head sharply to the right and grasping the leafy stalk of a large peach in its beak, finely detailed with its four-clawed feet folded under its body, its plumage defined with short incisions and its long curling tail draped around the ripe fruit, the top of the peach hollowed to form a cavity, the translucent pale celadon stone mottled with a few icy inclusions and finished to a smooth polish, wood stand

There are a few minute nicks to the edges and tips of the tail feathers, but apart from this the water vessel is in very good condition.
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