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Lot 210*,Y

Two pale green jade carvings of water buffaloes
Ming Dynasty or earlier

16 May 2019, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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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).

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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