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17TH-18TH CENTURY
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A LARGE MOTTLED GREEN JADE MODEL OF A WATER BUFFALO
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The recumbent horned buffalo is naturalistically modelled with its forelegs and hindlegs neatly tucked under the body and the head turned to one side. The stone is of a dark green tone with some areas of greyish-black russet inclusions.
9 ¾ in. (23.7 cm.) wide
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The recumbent horned buffalo is naturalistically modelled with its forelegs and hindlegs neatly tucked under the body and the head turned to one side. The stone is of a dark green tone with some areas of greyish-black russet inclusions.
9 ¾ in. (23.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
With Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London.
From the collection of a distinguished private European collector, acquired in London in the 1960s.
From the collection of a distinguished private European collector, acquired in London in the 1960s.
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