Sale 2388
Hong Kong
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27 November 2007
Price realised
HKD 607,500
Estimate
A WHITE JADE 'HORSE AND MONEY' GROUP QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) Well carved in the round as a recumbent horse with its head turned, back towards on a monkey clambering on its back, playfully teasing the horse by pulling on the horse's harness, the even white stone mottled with russet patches highlighting the carving 3 in. (7.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
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Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.184.
Exhibited
Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
The combination of the horse and monkey forms the rebus Ma shang feng hou, an auspicious wish for a speedy promotion to a higher rank of office. As such, the subject-matter was particularly popular for those hoping for elevated position in officialdom. This charming portrayal continued into the later period.
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