A GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE AND LINGZHI Ming DynastyTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品A GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE AND LINGZHIMing DynastyFinely carved as a phoenix with its wings folded on its back and tail cascading behind it, the head turned backwards resting on its back, grasping a lingzhi in its beak, the stone of greyish-white tone with russet striations. 7cm (2 3/4in) long.明 玉鵝銜靈芝把件Provenance: Joseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, and thence by descent 來源：Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)舊藏，並由後人保存迄今 See a related jade carving of a goose holding lotus in its mouth, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1977, pl.XLV.Compare with a related pale green jade carving of a recumbent phoenix, late Ming dynasty, holding a branch of peaches in its beak, which was sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2015, lot 622.sold_price_type: £