A pale green jade 'geese and lotus' group


18th centuryIntricately carved in openwork with a goose and its young resting on a large furled lotus leaf, each clasping a leafy lotus stem in its mouth, the plumage of the larger goose delicately defined, the stone of a greenish-white tone. 5.8cm (2 1/4in) long.
|十八世紀 青白玉雕荷葉雙鵝飾件Provenance: O.J.R. Allen collection, acquired from Jade House, Hong Kong, on 23 March 1977 Marchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Marchant, Chinese Jades from the Mr. O.J.R. Allen Collection, London, 2013, no.34來源：O.J.R.Allen舊藏，1977年3月23日購於香港Jade House倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄：Marchant，《Chinese Jades from the Mr. O.J.R. Allen Collection》，倫敦，2013年，編號34青白玉質，青瑩透潤，圓雕子母雙鵝於荷葉上，母鵝頭冠高隆，口含荷花一莖，鵝眼淺刻，淺浮雕雙翅，翎羽陰刻，尾微翹，一側雕一雛鵝，半身沒於荷葉，露出曲項，口亦銜蓮，底部荷葉口沿翻卷，底部陰刻筋脈。