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79 A CELADON JADE CARVING OF
A WATER BUFFALO
㶭 曺 QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
⋩ 䌱 recumbent with the body curled to one side and the legs
ℓ 晽 tucked underneath, the head turned to rest on the shoulder
ᶾ 扄 and grasping a cluster of millet in the mouth, the long stalks
䲨ġġġ 䧿 falling across the animal’s back and grazing against its twisting
再 horns and upswept tail, the composition uniÞ ed by the curving
䈃 movements and high relief carving of each element, the stone an
㈲ even pale green tone with hints of russet along the Þ ne natural
ẞ Þ ssures, wood stand (2)
Length 3⅛ in., 7.9 cm
PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, London, 5th March 1982.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 391.
$ 10,000-15,000
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