A RARE MING JADE RECUMBENT MYTHICAL HORSE

PROBABLY 16TH CENTURY

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A RARE MING JADE RECUMBENT MYTHICAL HORSE
probably 16th century
Carved with head sharply turned resting on its back, with finely incised mane, flames and scales, a bundle of tied books on its back, the highly polished stone of creamy white colouration with grey and russet inclusions
5¼ in. (14 cm.) wide