- White grey jade with fine use of the natural discoloration on the neck and stump.
- The carving is unusually naturalistic, placing it in the late Ming or Qing dynasties.
- The bird stradles a stump with its sinuous neck pointing skyward.
- The most noticable feature is the extravagent amount of jade not there--the material removed to create the beak and neck.
- 15.5 x 6 x 3 cm.
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