A SMALL LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF A GOOSE Qianlong periodA SMALL LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF A GOOSEQianlong periodResting with the head tucked back and holding a stalk of millet in its beak, its feet comfortably folded underneath, the stone with striated gold and blue tones. 2 3/8in (6.4cm) length乾隆時期 青金石啣禾小鵝擺飾Provenance:Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London, 2008來源：倫敦 Knapton Rasti Asian Art 古董行，2008 年A pair of mandarin ducks carved in lapis lazuli in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated by Wilson in Chinese Jades, London, 2004, p. 102, no. 100, described as 18th century.