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3216

A CARAMEL BROWN JADE HORSE

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The recumbent horse is carved in the round with its head turned
sharply to the rear over the raised left foreleg, and the legs are
modelled tucked under the body. The stone is of caramel tones
with darker brown areas, the underside is of a yellow tone.
2 ¡ in. (6 cm.) long, box

HK$260,000-400,000 US$34,000-52,000

PROVENANCE

The Gerald Godfrey Private Collection of Fine Chinese Jades
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 October 1995, lot 868

EXHIBITED

The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 188

明 玉臥馬

來源
高福履珍藏中國古玉器
香港佳士得，1995 年 10 月 30 日，拍品 868 號

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3216 代頓藝術學院，俄亥俄州，1989 年，圖版 188 號

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3217

A SMALL WHITE JADE HORSE

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

The recumbent horse is carved with its head turned to the left.
Detailed with the mane and tail lightly incised. The underside is
delicately carved with the four legs tucked beside its body. The
stone is of even tone with a smooth polish.
1 æ in. (4.4 cm.) long, box

HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000

PROVENANCE 3217

The Gerald Godfrey Private Collection of Fine Chinese Jades 21
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 October 1995, lot 891

EXHIBITED

The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 166

The present carving is more likely to be modelled after a Mongolian
pony with its bridged nose and full belly, and is similar to the example
illustrated by B. Morgan, Dr Newton’s Zoo a Study of Post-Archaic Small
Jade Carvings, Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1981, no. 48.

清初 白玉臥馬

來源
高福履珍藏中國古玉器
香港佳士得，1995 年 10 月 30 日，拍品 891 號
東南亞私人珍藏

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代頓藝術學院，俄亥俄州，1989 年，圖版 166 號