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96 A CELADON AND BROWN JADE
‘BOY AND BUFFALO’ GROUP
㖶ġġġ 䌱 MING DYNASTY
晽 the bu% alo recumbent with its hind legs tucked under the body
䪍 and the head resting on the folded front legs, the curved horns
⫸ gently pressed against the shoulders, the tail swept to one
䈏 side, a small boy crawling over the bu% alo’s back and holding a
䈃 rope attached to the nose, the stone a mushroom-brown at the
㈲ bu% alo and turning to white where the boy is carved, wood stand
ẞ (2)

Length 2½ in., 6.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Bluett & Sons, London (according to label).
Spink & Son, London, 23rd December 1981.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 379.

EXHIBITED
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An Exhibition of Fine Jade, Spink & Son, London, 1981, cat. no.
22.
$ 8,000-12,000
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ŃŭŶŦŵŵġħġŔŰůŴ炻ΐ㔎ġĩġ㧁䰌ġĪ
ŔűŪůŬġħġŔŰů炻ΐ㔎炻IJĺĹIJ⸜IJij㚰ijĴ㖍
ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ㫸
暚ằ⃟㓞啷炻䶐嘇Ĵĸĺ
࢝ᚎ 97 A ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE
˪łůġņŹũŪţŪŵŪŰůġŰŧġŇŪůŦġŋŢťŦ˫炻ŔűŪůŬġħġŔŰů炻ΐ ‘DOUBLE RAM’ GROUP
㔎炻IJĺĹIJ⸜炻䶐嘇ijij
㖶 暆 MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
⋩ 橐 Þ nely carved with the larger ram and its young laying side by
ᶫ 䌱 side, each emitting wisps of qi in the breath, the vapor moving
ᶾ 晽 in ruyi-form swirls between their bodies, their faces with gentle
䲨ġġġ 䐆 expressions, soft ears, and twisting horns, the fur carefully
伲 incised, the stone an opaque creamy white with gray veining,
㒢 stand (2)
ẞ

Length 3⅛ in., 7.9 cm

PROVENANCE
Oriental Rarities (Alan Hartman), New York, 1st November 1982.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 256.
$ 6,000-8,000

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ŐųŪŦůŵŢŭġœŢųŪŵŪŦŴġĩłŭŢůġʼnŢųŵŮŢůĪ炻䲸䲬炻IJĺĹij⸜IJIJ㚰IJ㖍
ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ
㫸暚ằ⃟㓞啷炻䶐嘇ijĶķ

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