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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF Caparisoned horses were a popular representation amongst
A HORSE existing jade carvings of horses. Such representation drew
MING DYNASTY closer parallel to ancient tomb models made of ceramic or
stone.
the recumbent animal with head slightly lowered, caparisoned
A near identical Yuan-Ming dynasty jade horse from the
with an elaborate saddle on its back and fastened with reins
collection of Victor Shaw was illustrated in James C.Y Watt,
around its face, the stone of a celadon tone flecked with russet
8.4 cm, 3¼ in. Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, The Asia Society, New York,
1980, p. 83, pl. 66. Another closely related jade horse, dated to
PROVENANCE Yuan dynasty or later, was included in the exhibition catalogue
Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong,
An English private collection.
1996, p. 152, cat. no. 134. See also a similar Ming-dynasty
Bonhams London, 12th May 2011, lot 2.
example from the collection of Dr S.Y. Kwan, illustrated in
Chan Lai Pik, Chinese Jades: The Dr S.Y. Kwan Collection, Hong
HK$ 30,000-40,000 Kong, 2012, pl. 63.
US$ 3,850-5,200
明 青白玉臥馬
來源：
英國私人收藏
倫敦邦瀚斯2011年5月12日，編號2

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