SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
LENGTH: 10.5CM
The jade water vessel is fashioned in the form of a recumbent goose with a
hollowed pebble-shaped body, its neck elegantly extended forward. The stone is
of a translucent white tone. The wood stand is carved with swirling waves.
The goose’s elongated neck created a beautiful contour to the vessel and could
almost serve as an ergonomic handle, suggesting its possible function as a
pouring vessel on the scholar’s table.
Two similar Liao dynasty (916-1125) goose-shaped boxes and covers from the
Aurora Museum Collection 震旦博物館, one rendered in white jade and the
other in rock crystal, are published in Jades of Tang Through Qing Dynasties
唐宋元明清玉器, Shanghai, 2012, pp. 82-83 and 322, Catalogue Nos 18 and
228 respectively.
| 宋代 白玉鵝形水丞 |
