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CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE
Details
BUFFLE EN JADE CELADON ET GRIS SCULPTE
CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE
The buffalo is well carved in a recumbent position with legs tucked beneath the full, rounded body and tail flicked to one side. The head is turned inquisitively towards the viewer, with broad mouth and rippled hide between the curved horns above hollowed ears. The top of the head is lightly incised with a whorl of hair. The stone is with satiny polish and of greyish-green colour with some brown and pale opaque mottling
8¼ in. (21 cm.) long, fitted wood stand
CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE
The buffalo is well carved in a recumbent position with legs tucked beneath the full, rounded body and tail flicked to one side. The head is turned inquisitively towards the viewer, with broad mouth and rippled hide between the curved horns above hollowed ears. The top of the head is lightly incised with a whorl of hair. The stone is with satiny polish and of greyish-green colour with some brown and pale opaque mottling
8¼ in. (21 cm.) long, fitted wood stand
Provenance
Property from an Important European Collection.
Further details
A GREYISH-GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A BUFFALO
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
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