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Lot 149

A Chinese white jade 'Mandarin ducks' group

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Fermé24 March 2010

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EUR 32,200

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A Chinese white jade 'Mandarin ducks' group
18th/19th Century
Carved to depict a pair of confronted mandarin ducks, their heads facing opposite directions, both holding a lotus stem in their beak, their wings incised to detail plumage
10 cm. wide

Note du spécialiste

Pairs of mandarin ducks are associated with conjugal bliss and it is possible that a carving like this has been presented as a wedding gift.