Bidspirit auction | A CHINESE RUSSET AND CELADON

A CHINESE RUSSET AND CELADON JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE AND GOSLING. - This Chinese hardstone carving, likely nephrite jade, utilizes the natural colour variations of the stone in a technique known as qiao diao (clever carving). The group depicts a goose with a curved neck alongside a smaller gosling, both resting on a base realistically carved as a lotus flower. The artisan has positioned the stone so that the pale celadon and opaque white areas form the bodies of the birds, while the darker russet and brownish-grey inclusions are used for the birds' heads, wings, and the gosling's body. The larger bird features finely incised wing plumage, and the gosling is decorated with a cross-hatched pattern. The underside of the base is carved to represent the radial veins of a lotus leaf and contains a single small drill hole at one end, suggesting it was intended as a toggle or for attachment to a stand. L: Approximately 5.2cm