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Two pale green jade carvings of water buffaloes Ming Dynasty or earlier
16 May 2019, 10:30 BST
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Two pale green jade carvings of water buffaloes
Ming Dynasty or earlier
The first finely carved recumbent with hooved legs bent beside the large hollowed body to form a water coup, the horned head slightly raised with a rope tied through the nose, the stone of pale green tone with cloudy inclusions and striations, wood stand, 12cm (4 3/4in) long; the second buffalo carved recumbent with head turned the left and finely incised almond-shaped eyes, the stone of creamy pale green tone with russet patches and inclusions, 7.5cm (3in) long (3).
The first finely carved recumbent with hooved legs bent beside the large hollowed body to form a water coup, the horned head slightly raised with a rope tied through the nose, the stone of pale green tone with cloudy inclusions and striations, wood stand, 12cm (4 3/4in) long; the second buffalo carved recumbent with head turned the left and finely incised almond-shaped eyes, the stone of creamy pale green tone with russet patches and inclusions, 7.5cm (3in) long (3).
Footnotes
明或更早 玉雕臥牛水盂及玉雕臥牛
Provenance: the larger buffalo, R.Richer, Paris (label)
Durwin Tang Collection
來源:玉雕臥牛水盂,巴黎古董商R.Richer(標籤)
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