Asian Art I - 13th November 2013
Lot 87
A fine Chinese pale celadon carving of a recumbent horse 17th or 18th century
Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 | Hammer £20000
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Description
A fine Chinese pale celadon carving of a recumbent horse 17th or 18th century, with its head turned over its back and its legs tucked neatly beneath the body, a small monkey clambering on its back, the animals' features finely defined, the stone with mottled white and russet variations, 8.3cm.
Provenance: formerly an English private collection.
Cf. Y Ip, Chinese Jade Carving, no.152, pp.164-5, and also M Zhang, Chinese Jade: Power and Delicacy in a Majestic Art, p.21 for similar carvings.
十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕馬上封侯擺件
來源：英國私人收藏家