A fine Chinese pale celdaon jade carving of an egret 18th century, seated on a large lotus leaf, with a flowering lotus spray and an arrowhead in its pointed beak, its feathers, features and long crest finely defined, a fitted hardwood stand, 6.3cm. (2)

Cf. S Fung and C Yeung, Exquisite Jade Carving, no.121, p.145, and also In Pursuit of Antiquities: 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, no.101, p.208 for related examples.

十八世紀  青白玉雕鴛鴦銜蓮擺件