Lot Essay
The subject of this carving is a rebus for the phrase mashang fenghou, meaning "may you immediately be elevated to the rank of marquis", a wish that an official may rise rapidly in rank
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A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE HORSE AND MONKEY GROUP
MING DYNASTY
Well-carved as a grazing horse with a monkey crouched on its back, with finely incised hair markings, the softly polished stone of peeled onion color with some opaque inclusions--4 3/4 in. (12cm.) long
MING DYNASTY
Well-carved as a grazing horse with a monkey crouched on its back, with finely incised hair markings, the softly polished stone of peeled onion color with some opaque inclusions--4 3/4 in. (12cm.) long