A Chinese white jade hat finial 14th/15th century, delicately carved with nine cranes standing amidst lotus and in flight above, 5.5cm.

Provenance: formerly in the collection of the Marquis de Ganay, France.

Cf. Virtuous Treasures, Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, p.150, no.80, where another openwork finial dated to the Yuan dynasty is illustrated.