A FINE WHITE-CELADON JADE CARVING OF LOVE BIRDS SONG-MING D...

A FINE WHITE-CELADON JADE CARVING OF LOVE BIRDS SONG-MING DYNASTY 青白玉雕双鸟 宋/明 shown as two lovebirds joined at the sides, with heads turned towards each other and beaks touching. with finely incised feathers and their legs tucked neatly beneath the body 6cm long PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Acquired from Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1995, with original invoice; Christie’s East, New York, Oriental and European Works of Art, 29 November 1994 EXHIBITED: ‘Post-Archaic Chinese Jades’, S. Marchant & Son, 1995, No. 75 NOTE: For similar example sold at auction see: Christies, New York, Important Chinese Jade Carvings from the LJZ Collection, 21 Sep 2023, lot 813. For comparative examples, see the following references: Ip Yee, ‘Chinese Jade Carving’, Hong Kong, 1983, No. 181 Hong Kong Museum of Art, ‘Chinese Jade Animals’, 1996, No. 161

Estimate:£3,000

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