Blue jade duck

[Blue jade duck]

Blue jade duck, clear, 15 cm long, 6 cm wide and 10.5 cm high
Jade is bluish white, slightly translucent, and its texture is warm and clear. The duck body is fat, with round hips and broad chest, short neck, short wings, wings and the duck body have neatly arranged feathers, and are covered with archaic hook cloud patterns. The duck looks back, with one foot on the ground and one foot forward, as if walking. Its mouth holds a valley stem, which hangs over the duck body, and the valley leaves seem to float and shake
This work is vivid, accurate and lifelike. Six animals and poultry are the most common themes among jade carving animals. Since the Tang Dynasty, jade duck works have taken on many new forms. Compared with the works of previous dynasties, this jade duck is more exquisite. Its ears of grain carry both the meaning of peace and the prayer of grain harvest. It is a work of high artistic level.