Yuan Dynasty white jade parrot carving
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A white jade carving of a parrot, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) the recumbent bird with legs neatly tucked underneath, its long curving neck turned sharply towards the back, holding a sprig of peaches in its long beak falling over the finely incised wings, the tail feathers finely detailed, the white jade with very light russet tone, 4.7 cm long. Provenance: Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia, 1990s. An important private collection, NSW.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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