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125 Provenance: a distinguished English private collection, and thence by
A WHITE JADE ‘HORSE AND MONKEY’ GROUP descent
18th century
Smoothly carved as a recumbent horse with its head turned to its 來源： 顯貴英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今
left, its legs folded and tucked underneath its body with tail between
the hind legs, a butterfly rests by the delicately carved mane while a The carving of a bee or wasp (feng 蜂), monkey (hou 猴), and horse
monkey clambering down the horse’s back playfully bites and tugs on (ma 馬) is a rebus for the blessing ‘May you immediately be conferred
the rope that winds around the horse stemming from the bridle, wood a high ranking position (mashang fenghou 馬上封侯).
stand.
4.5cm (1 3/4in) long (2).
£4,000 - 6,000 CNY37,000 - 55,000
HK$44,000 - 66,000
十八世紀 白玉馬上封侯把件
FINE CHINESE ART | 151
