清十八世紀 青白玉鳳銜牡丹擺件

the long-tailed bird perched atop rockwork issuing lingzhi sprays, the wings neatly folded over the back and the crested head clasping a leafy peony spray in its beak, the slightly calcified stone of pale celadon tone with dark brown inclusions

There is a chip to the tip of its crest and minor nicks to the extremities. The colour of the jade is warmer compared to the catalogue illustration.
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一相類例，收錄於東方陶瓷學會《Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages》，維多利亞與艾伯特博物館，倫敦，1975年，編號399。另一例藏於北京故宮博物院，載於《故宮博物院藏品大系·玉器編》，卷9，北京，2011年，圖版141。另一較小例，玉鳳銜桃枝，藏於西雅圖美術館，曾展於《Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum》，西雅圖，1989年，編號63。另一較大例，載於Roger Keverne，《Jade》，倫敦，1991年，頁342，圖版1。