A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'FALCON AND SWAN' GROUPMing DynastyCarved in the round with the falcon pressed against the back of the swan pecking the crown of its head, the prey with its wings folded defensively against its sides, the legs reaching back to the spreading tail and the head tucked against the chest, incised with aZigang mark, the spaces between the birds carved in openwork, the back of the falcon incised with a mark readingChuen shui tu.6cm (2 3/8in) wideProvenance: 明 白玉帶皮雕春水圖把件「子岡」款此把件生動捕捉了鷹鶻攫鵝雁，鵝雁受驚潛逃，以擺脫追捕之鶻的情景。常見的「春水」或「秋山」玉除了作為帽頂者之外，多為帶飾，一面為紋，一面為器背，圓雕例非常罕見。在尺寸上，這件「春水」玉飾也比一般大，全器打磨光滑，充分展現玉雕藝匠在技巧與創作方面所累積的功力。