Light celadon color jade with russet inclusions, smooth surface polish China, Qing Dynasty This auspicious jade group of two mandarin ducks and lotus symbolizes a happy and loving family life. This subject became highly popular in the later Ming dynasty but remained cherished throughout the Qing reign as well. In this example we see the ducks both holding the same lotus flower stem in their beaks and in tender embracement. Shape: Figural shape with reticulated areas Dimensions: 6 cm (height), 9,3 cm (length), 5 cm (width) Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina Provenance: American private collection Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 06 NOVEMBER 2013, LONDON, lot 36 (for a comparable group, slightly larger in size). See a very similar group, included in the exhibition Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, Asia House Gallery, New York, 1980, cat. no. 87. 清代青白玉“鴛鴦戯蓮” 青白玉，褐色沁，表面光滑細膩 中國，清代 鴛鴦和蓮花象徵快樂和睦的家庭生活，這個題材在明朝後期開始廣汎流行，在清朝繼續延用。在這組玉雕裏，我們可以看到鴛鴦嘴中衔著莖葉，溫柔地徜徉其中。 形狀：隨形而雕 尺寸：6x9,3x5 cm (高x長x 寬) 品相良好，包漿細膩 美國私人收藏 文獻參考：蘇富比《中國陶瓷及工藝品》，2013年11月6日，倫敦，36號拍品（相似系列，尺寸稍大）