17th century|Carved as a large lotus leaf with curling edges, supported on a long stem bent upward on one side, and undercut as a handle, opposing to a bird in flight near a leafy, flowering branch tied to the handle with a flowing ribbon, the details well-defined with sensitively incised lines; the stone of variated gray and russet shades.|3 1/4in (8.3cm) high|ProvenanceRoger Keverneacquired in London, 4 May 2007 Illustrated and PublishedFine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics, Winter Exhibition, 4 November 2004, catalog, Roger Keverne, p. 82