A PALE GREEN JADE ARTICULATED 'PHOENIX' CARVING Ming Dynasty Exquisitely carved with sharp beak and incised almond-shaped eyes, with undulating tail feathers, the long wings attached with wire, the stone of even pale-green tone. 5.5cm (2 1/4in) long. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明 玉雕鳳凰 Compare with two related jade 'phoenix' hair ornaments, Song dynasty, illustrated by J.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, p.63, nos.37-38; another example, Ming dynasty, is illustrated in Chinese Jade: An Important Private Collection, Spink & Son exhibition, London, 1991, no.119; and a Yuan dynasty example is illustrated by A.Forsyth and B.McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, no.257. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com