Lot 134
PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A HORSE
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 6 November 2019 at 12:00 GMT
£3,250
Description
清或更晚 青白玉雕臥馬擺件
in recumbent pose, depicted with two rear legs tucked underneath its body and two front legs half raised against the ground, its head slightly inclined to the left with finely defined manes and pricked ears, the bushy tail wrapped around its left hind, with a wooden base, all included in a fitted wooden box, labelled on the cover with 'Gong Shi Can Qi (Collection of Gong Family)', two further paper labels inside, indicating that the Gong family acquired this jade horse at Liulichang, Beijing in Autumn 1934
Dimensions
10.2cm wide