RARE CHINESE GRAYISH-GREEN JADE BIRD-FORM CARVING,late Shang dynasty, Anyang period, circa 1300-1100 B.C. Of upright form carved to depict a bird in upright position with horns projecting above rectangular, narrow eyes and curving sharply pointed beak; stylized wings tucked against the body and smooth tapering lower section. - 3 in. long. Estimate $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Acquired at Christie's, Important Chinese Works of Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, December 1994, Lot 99.
