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A LARGE MOTTLED GREEN JADE MODEL OF A WATER BUFFALO
17TH-18TH CENTURY
明末清初 褐青玉水牛擺件
The recumbent horned bufalo is naturalistically modelled with its forelegs and hindlegs neatly tucked
under the body and the head turned to one side. The stone is of a dark green tone with some areas of
greyish-black russet inclusions.
9æ in. (23.7 cm.) wide
£40,000-60,000 $61,000-91,000
€55,000-82,000
PROVENANCE:
With Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London.
From the collection of a distinguished private European collector, acquired in London in the 1960s.
來源:歐洲貴族私人珍藏;倫敦古董商Sydney L. Moss. Ltd.;於1960年代購自倫敦
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