A WHITE JADE CRANE GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

finely carved in the form of a crane with its head turned towards its back, rendered conjoined with a smaller crane by its side, the larger crane depicted with a gnarled sprig of fruiting peaches in its beak, the smaller one with a long lingzhi stem, both birds with their legs tucked neatly beneath their bodies, their plumage exquisitely picked out, the stone of pale greenish-white colour with russet inclusions to one sides, wood stand

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28th April 1993, lot 641.

In overall good condition with just minute nicks to the extremities as can be expected, including the edges of the leaves and branches. There is also a minute chip to the tip of the larger crane's feathers, measuring approx. 0.4 cm. The catalogue illustration is whiter than the actual colour of the jade.
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