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A YELLOWISH-GREY AND RUSSET JADE HORSE HEAD
The head is carved with flaring nostrils, prominent eyes, a channel through the open jaws and two recesses for the attachment of the ears. The base has a deep, oval recess.
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high
The head is carved with flaring nostrils, prominent eyes, a channel through the open jaws and two recesses for the attachment of the ears. The base has a deep, oval recess.
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection, before 1958.
Literature
A. Salmony, Chinese Jade Through the Wei Dynasty, New York, 1963, pl. XXXII-4.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist