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A PALE GREEN AND BROWN JADE
MYTHICAL ANIMAL
Ming Dynasty
The recumbent animal smoothly carved with its
head turned backwards, the face with circular eyes
flanked by floppy ears and finely incised mane, the
body flanked by wing-scrolls and terminating with a
bifurcated tail flicked over the rear haunches, with
well defined legs and claws, the stone of pale green
tone with warm brown striations.
6.5cm (2 1/2in) long.

£12,000 - 15,000
CNY110,000 - 130,000

明 青白玉黑褐沁瑞獸把件

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A PALE GREEN JADE HORSE AND
MONKEY GROUP
17th/18th century
Well carved as a recumbent horse with the legs
neatly folded and tucked underneath the body, its
head with finely-incised mane swayed to its left, a
monkey precariously clambering over its left haunch,
the stone of a white tone, wood stand.
8.5cm (3 3/8in) wide (2).

£5,000 - 7,000
CNY44,000 - 61,000

十七/十八世紀 青白玉馬上封侯把件
Provenance: a Scottish private collection

來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏

The monkey (hou 猴), is a homophone for ‘marquis’
(hou 侯), which on top of a horse (mashang 馬
上), also meaning ‘quickly’, is a rebus for ‘quick
ennoblement’ or rising quickly up the ladder of
success in one’s career.

Compare with a related pale green jade carving of a
horse and monkey, 18th century, which was sold at
Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2019, lot 201.

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