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A MOTTLED GREY JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The horse is shown with the head raised and turned sharply to the right, propped up by the left foreleg, with the mouth agape and the teeth bared as if neighing, the ridged backbone following the elegant curve of the body. The mane and tail are incised with fine hair markings and the stone is of greyish-brown tone suffused with darker striations.
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Important Jade Carvings from a Private Collection; Christie's Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, lot 1272.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2004-2022.
Details
A MOTTLED GREY JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The horse is shown with the head raised and turned sharply to the right, propped up by the left foreleg, with the mouth agape and the teeth bared as if neighing, the ridged backbone following the elegant curve of the body. The mane and tail are incised with fine hair markings and the stone is of greyish-brown tone suffused with darker striations.
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Important Jade Carvings from a Private Collection; Christie's Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, lot 1272.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2004-2022.
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