• Dimension: Height: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm) Length: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm) Width: 1/2 in (1.3 cm)
• Estimate From: $1800
• Estimate To: $2800

Of oval form, carved in openwork with a goose entwined on a ground of lotus leaves and blossoms, all set on an oval ring, the stone of a smooth polished white tone. Wood stand. Mid-Qing Dynasty period.

遼，金，元時代帝王貴族盛行於春天在湖澤水邊狩獵蒼鵝，時稱“春水”。此風延績至明，清時代尚有所見，所雕此類題材玉器，統稱為“春水玉”。此器雕工精美，器底部飾以橢圓形邊框，器表向中間漸次隆起，多層透空鏤雕，蘆草向外交錯穿插，海東青嬉戲其中。這類內容的作品，充滿了淳樸的山林野趣和濃郁的北方情調，是極具草原遊牧民族特色的玉器作品。