.jpg?w=1)
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE HORSE
Details
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE HORSE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The recumbent horse is carved with its head turned towards its hind leg, the mane and tail lightly incised for detail, the underside well carved to show the legs and hooves, the stone of even pale celadon tone with russet inclusions on the neck and shoulders, with some fibrous inclusions (left foreleg repaired)
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) long, box
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The recumbent horse is carved with its head turned towards its hind leg, the mane and tail lightly incised for detail, the underside well carved to show the legs and hooves, the stone of even pale celadon tone with russet inclusions on the neck and shoulders, with some fibrous inclusions (left foreleg repaired)
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Gerald Godfrey Private Collection of Fine Chinese Jades, sold in these Rooms, 30 October 1995, lot 894.
Exhibited
Pacific Asia Museum, 1986, Catalogue, no. 147
San Antonio Musuem of Art, 1986
The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 285
San Antonio Musuem of Art, 1986
The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 285