A rare soapstone 'duck' water coupe


17th/18th centuryCarved in the form of a mandarin duck with a leaf-shaped sail feather rising behind the overlapping feathers of the lower wing and the curling feathers across its breast, a leafy water weed tendril grasped in its mouth, the hollowed interior covered by a stopper finished with a finial of curling flower petals, the pale straw colored stone showing veins of variegated honey brown hue. 4in (10cm) long
|十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕寳鴨啣蓮洗