A White Jade Carving of a Pair of Magpies Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

of oval form, carved with a pair of resting magpies with their curved tails curving towards each other, their feathers and tails meticulously defined with fine incisions, their beaks conjoined with an intertwining prunus sprig draping across their bodies, the stone of an even celadon-white tone with russet veining