A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CHICKEN, EARLY QING DYNASTY China, 17^th-18^th century. The perched bird with neatly incised wings, plumage, tail feathers, comb, and wattle, carrying a lingzhi sprig in its gently curved beak. The translucent stone of an even yellow tone with russet shadings and veins as well as cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance: From an old British private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few minuscule nicks.

Weight: 75.7 g
Dimensions: Length 6 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related yellow and russet jade lion, also dated to the early Qing dynasty and of a very similar even yellow tone, at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 May 2018, lot 3137, sold for HKD 300,000. Compare also a related yellow jade mythical beast, dated 18^th-19^th century, at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 May 2012, lot 4297, sold for HKD 980,000.

清初黃玉帶皮巧雕母鷄
中國，十七至十八世紀。玉雕母鷄的翅膀及其羽毛、尾羽等雕刻精細，微微彎曲的喙中叼著一根靈芝。整體顔色均勻，半透明玉料，帶有赤褐色陰影和内沁以及白色絮狀物。

來源：英國私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損和磕損。

重量：75.7 克
尺寸：長 6 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件清初黃玉帶皮玉獅，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2018年5月30日 lot 3137, 售價HKD 300,000。 一件十八至十九世紀黃玉神獸，見香港佳士得 Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2012年5月30日 lot 4297, 售價HKD 980,000。