A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A CRANE Song Dynasty (2)THE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A CRANESong DynastyThe pebble smoothly carved as a recumbent crane, its long curving neck and head turned back resting against the large body, its folded wings and curved tail with detailed feather work, the legs and feet neatly tucked underneath, wood stand. 7cm (2 3/4in) long. (2).宋 青玉鶴把件Provenance: Dr Isaac Newton (d. circa 1982), Livingston, ScotlandBluett & Sons Ltd., LondonJoseph Shapiro (1938-2005), acquired from the above on 30 July 1981, and thence by descentPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Bluett & Sons Ltd., Dr Newton's Zoo: A Study of post-Archaic Small Jade Carvings, London, 1981, no.88來源：Isaac Newton博士舊藏 (約1982年去世), 利文斯頓, 蘇格蘭倫敦古董商 Bluett & Sons Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在1981年7月30日從上處購得，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄： Bluett & Sons Ltd.，《Dr Newton's Zoo: A Study of post-Archaic Small Jade Carvings》，倫敦，1981年， 編號88The crane is one of the most celebrated birds in Chinese culture, an emblem of longevity. See a related white jade carving of a goose, Ming dynasty, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.97, no.82. Compare also with a related pale green and russet jade carving of a crane, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 114.sold_price_type: £