A white jade 'goose' belt-buckle


18th centuryEach section finely carved in the form of a goose's head facing backwards at its wings delicately incised with archaistic scrolls, the tail slightly curled up, the underside of each section with a circular knob in relief, the softly polished stone of an even white tone. Overall 10.8cm (4 1/4in) long. (2).
|十八世紀 白玉雕雙鵝帶鉤Provenance:Philip Wood (1938-2010), San Francisco Christie's New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1800Marchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Fang Jing Pei, Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art, 2003, p.65 Marchant, 90th Anniversary Exhibition: Ninety Jades for 90 Years, London, 2015, no.27來源：三藩市Philip Wood（1938-2010）舊藏紐約佳士得，2012年3月23日，拍品1800倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄：方静沛，《Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art》，2003年，頁65Marchant，《玉器九十，90週年特展》，倫敦，2015年，編號27