A white jade carving of a goose


18th centuryFinely carved in openwork as a recumbent goose with its head turning backward grasping a stalk of leafy millet in its beak, the feathers on the closed wings delicately carved in low relief, the stone of creamy white tone. 4.6cm (1 3/4in) long.
|十八世紀 白玉雕鵝銜穗飾件Provenance: A French private collectionMarchant, London來源：法國私人舊藏倫敦Marchant白玉質，玉質白潤，圓雕銜穗鵝一隻，鵝冠隆，短喙，口銜谷穗，碩果累累，鵝曲項，身肥碩，雙翅浮雕而淺刻其羽，雙足內收。整體隨籽玉原石而就，將細綹雕作葉脈，可謂匠心巧運。