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A PALE CELADON AND GREY JADE BUFFALO
17TH CENTURY

The recumbent buffalo carved in the round, its head turned slightly to the right, lightly incised with a spiral between two curling horns, its tail swishing to the right, the right foreleg bent to the side, the other legs tucked under the body, the stone with areas of pale celadon to the left side, the right side predominantly with grey areas and streaks, with a fine, even polish
2 3/8in. (6cm.) long, box
Exhibited
Pacific Asia Museum, 1986, Catalogue, no. 153
San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 206

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