Lot Essay
The longma is an auspicious creature that, according to legend, is said to represent gratitude.
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MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, LONGMA
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The mythical beast depicted as a recumbent horse resting on a sea of swirling waves with its head sharply turned to rest beside a stack of ribbon-tied scrolls on its back, the softly polished stone with russet and grey inclusions well-used within the carving
1 7/8 in. (4.9 cm.) wide
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The mythical beast depicted as a recumbent horse resting on a sea of swirling waves with its head sharply turned to rest beside a stack of ribbon-tied scrolls on its back, the softly polished stone with russet and grey inclusions well-used within the carving
1 7/8 in. (4.9 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s from the Marcel Griffon Collection, Nice, France, who was a prominent dealer and collector in Middle Eastern, African and Oriental art from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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