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A white and grey jade 'double phoenix' group
18th Century The beige stone heavily-mottled in grey, black and even some pink inclusions to one side stone, extremely well carved as two crested phoenix seated side by side and clutching the same leafy branch in their beaks, their wing and tail feathers with neatly-channeled grooves, the underside with well-delineated legs and feet; with a wood stand. 3 3/4in (9.5cm) across
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十八世紀 灰白玉雙鳳擺件A pair of Phoenix flying or singing, fenghuang yufei may be understood as 'May you have an harmonious marriage', shuangfeng heming, see Terese Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, San Francisco, 2008, p.54, no. 2.20.1.According to legend, the appearance of the phoenix augers the emergence of an able ruler, for it appeared when Confucius was born. It is also associated with the empress, often ornamenting her clothing and jewelry. It's favorite perch is the Chinese parasol tree, wutong, and it is perhaps the branch of this tree, that the pair of phoenix lovingly support, in our image.
