VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A WELL-CARVED BURNT JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL HORSE
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A WELL-CARVED BURNT JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL HORSE
MING DYNASTY
Shown recumbent atop a base of frothing waves, with a cloth-tied bundle of books balanced atop its back and with flames carved on its haunches, the hair markings finely incised, the softly polished stone now burned to an opaque bone color mottled in pink and dark gray--5 1/4 in. (13.4cm.) long, wood stand
MING DYNASTY
Shown recumbent atop a base of frothing waves, with a cloth-tied bundle of books balanced atop its back and with flames carved on its haunches, the hair markings finely incised, the softly polished stone now burned to an opaque bone color mottled in pink and dark gray--5 1/4 in. (13.4cm.) long, wood stand